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ArticleJournal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.)2020

The effectiveness, feasibility, and acceptability of low-sodium salts worldwide: An environmental scan protocol.

Xuejun Yin, Hueiming Liu, Kathy Trieu, Jacqui Webster, Clare Farrand, Ka-Chun Li, Sallie Pearson, Maoyi Tian

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Article in Journal of clinical hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Xuejun YinThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8446-9591
Hueiming LiuThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Kathy TrieuThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1848-2741
Jacqui WebsterThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Clare FarrandThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7660-1414
Ka-Chun LiThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Sallie PearsonCentre for Big Data Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Maoyi TianThe George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Excess sodium intake elevates blood pressure and risk for cardiovascular diseases. The use of low-sodium salts is a potentially cost-effective strategy to counter the rising global burden of cardiovascular diseases. This research aimed to understand the potential scale-up of low-sodium salt interventions by examining the availability of low-sodium salts globally, synthesizing evidence about the effectiveness of low-sodium salt interventions, and identifying the challenges and opportunities associated with implementing low-sodium salt interventions. This study consists of three parts. The first part is a systematic online search of low-sodium salts. The authors will use the advanced search functions of search engines and online shopping sites to execute the search. The second part is a systematic review of academic literature on the use of low-sodium salts. A meta-analysis will be performed to quantify the effectiveness of low-sodium salt interventions. The third part is key informant interviews to understand the challenges of implementing low-sodium salt interventions. Key informants will include policymakers, academic researchers, and salt industry representatives. The list of key informants will be generated through purposive sampling and snowball sampling based on the completed online search and the systematic review. The interview guides will be developed based on the RE-AIM (Reach, Effective, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance) framework. The study received ethics approval from the University of New South Wales Human Research Ethics Advisory Panel (HC190921). Findings will be disseminated with academics and policymakers through a peer-reviewed journal and conference presentations.

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HypertensionDiet, Sodium-RestrictedFeasibility StudiesHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicSaltsSodiumSystematic Reviews as TopicSaltsSodiumenvironmental scanlow-sodium saltssalt substitutesstudy protocol

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PMID32966696
PMCPMC8030108

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