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ArticleBMJ open2019

Patients' and health professionals' attitudes and perceptions towards the initiation of preventive drugs for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative studies.

Olla Qadi, Tom Marshall, Nicola Adderley, Danai Bem

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Article in BMJ open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Olla QadiInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
Tom MarshallInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
Nicola AdderleyInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-0543-3254
Danai BemInstitute of Applied Health Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
University of Birmingham · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionLipid-lowering drugs and antihypertensive agents can be prescribed for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. In some cases, patients eligible for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease according to the European guidelines are not always started on preventive drugs. Existing research explores the attitudes of health professionals and patients towards cardiovascular preventive drugs but does not always differentiate between the attitudes towards drug initiation for primary or secondary prevention. We aim to systematically review qualitative studies assessing health professionals' and patients' attitudes and perceptions towards drug initiation for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: MEDLINE, MEDLINE In Process, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts, Conference Proceedings Citation Index (Web of Science), Healthcare Management Information Consortium, and Open Grey will be searched without restrictions on date or language of publication. Searches will be limited to studies of qualitative design, standalone or in the context of a mixed-method design, focusing on cardiovascular drug initiation for primary prevention. The primary outcome is the attitudes of health professionals and patients towards drug initiation for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. Two reviewers will independently carry out the study selection, data extraction and quality assessment. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Research Checklist will be used to assess the quality of included studies. The findings will be analysed using Thomas and Harden's thematic synthesis approach. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This systematic review does not require ethical approval as primary data will not be collected. The results of the study will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and presented at relevant conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42018095346.

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Attitude of Health PersonnelPatient SatisfactionAntihypertensive AgentsCardiovascular DiseasesHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsPrimary PreventionQualitative ResearchAntihypertensive AgentsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsattitudescardiovascular diseasedrug initiation primary preventionqualitative researchsystematic review

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PMID30975677
PMCPMC6500290
OpenAlexW2936481698

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