Response and participation of underserved populations after a three-step invitation strategy for a cardiometabolic health check

BMC Public Health

Research Article

Anne M. Stiggelbout¹  Iris Groenenberg²  Mathilde R. Crone²  Barend J. C. Middelkoop²  Jamila Ben Meftah²  Sandra van Dijk²  Willem J. J. Assendelft³ 

[1] Department of Medical Decision Making, Leiden University Medical Center, 2300, Leiden, RC, The Netherlands;Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, V0-P, Hippocratespad 21, 2300, Leiden, RC, The Netherlands;Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, V0-P, Hippocratespad 21, 2300, Leiden, RC, The Netherlands;Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;

关键词: Health Risk Assessment;    Health Check;    Underserved Population;    Basic Health Insurance;    Prevention Consultation;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12889-015-2139-x

 received in 2015-03-23, accepted in 2015-08-11,  发布年份 2015

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundEthnic minority and native Dutch groups with a low socioeconomic status (SES) are underrepresented in cardiometabolic health checks, despite being at higher risk. We investigated response and participation rates using three consecutive inexpensive-to-costly culturally adapted invitation steps for a health risk assessment (HRA) and further testing of high-risk individuals during prevention consultations (PC).MethodsA total of 1690 non-Western immigrants and native Dutch with a low SES (35–70 years) from six GP practices were eligible for participation. We used a ‘funnelled’ invitation design comprising three increasingly cost-intensive steps: (1) all patients received a postal invitation; (2) postal non-responders were approached by telephone; (3) final non-responders were approached face-to-face by their GP. The effect of ethnicity, ethnic mix of GP practice, and patient characteristics (gender, age, SES) on response and participation were assessed by means of logistic regression analyses.ResultsOverall response was 70 % (n = 1152), of whom 62 % (n = 712) participated in the HRA. This was primarily accomplished through the postal and telephone invitations. Participants from GP practices in the most deprived neighbourhoods had the lowest response and HRA participation rates. Of the HRA participants, 29 % (n = 207) were considered high-risk, of whom 59 % (n = 123) participated in the PC. PC participation was lowest among native Dutch with a low SES.ConclusionsUnderserved populations can be reached by a low-cost culturally adapted postal approach with a reminder and follow-up telephone calls. The added value of the more expensive face-to-face invitation was negligible. PC participation rates were acceptable. Efforts should be particularly targeted at practices in the most deprived areas.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© Groenenberg et al. 2015