A systematic review of factors influencing NHS health check uptake: invitation methods, patient characteristics, and the impact of interventions

Randomised controlled trial comparing uptake of NHS Health Check in response to standard letters, risk-personalised letters and telephone invitations

(2019) Christopher J. Gidlow et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Health checks and cardiovascular risk factor values over six years’ follow-up: Matched cohort study using electronic health records in England

(2019) Samah Alageel et al.   PLOS MEDICINE

Pre-notification and reminder SMS text messages with behaviourally informed invitation letters to improve uptake of NHS Health Checks: a factorial randomised controlled trial

(2019) Anna Sallis et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Applying behavioural science to increase uptake of the NHS Health Check: a randomised controlled trial of gain- and loss-framed messaging in the national patient information leaflet

(2019) Natalie Gold et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Increasing uptake of National Health Service Health Checks in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of enhanced invitation letters in Northamptonshire, England

(2019) A Sallis et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

NHS health checks: a cross- sectional observational study on equity of uptake and outcomes

(2018) N. Coghill et al.   BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH

The effectiveness of an enhanced invitation letter on uptake of National Health Service Health Checks in primary care: a pragmatic quasi-randomised controlled trial

(2016) Anna Sallis et al.   BMC Family Practice

A venue-based analysis of the reach of a targeted outreach service to deliver opportunistic community NHS Health Checks to ‘hard-to-reach’ groups

(2016) D.J. Roberts et al.   PUBLIC HEALTH

Patients’ willingness to attend the NHS cardiovascular health checks in primary care: a qualitative interview study

(2015) Caroline E Jenkinson et al.   BMC Family Practice

Understanding low colorectal cancer screening uptake in South Asian faith communities in England – a qualitative study

(2015) Cecily K. Palmer et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Exploring equity in uptake of the NHS Health Check and a nested physical activity intervention trial

(2015) S. Attwood et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Influences on individuals’ decisions to take up the offer of a health check: a qualitative study

(2014) Caroline Burgess et al.   HEALTH EXPECTATIONS

Method of invitation and geographical proximity as predictors of NHS Health Check uptake

(2014) C. Gidlow et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Uptake of the NHS Health Check programme in an urban setting

(2013) M. Artac et al.   FAMILY PRACTICE

What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review

(2012) Ruth Dryden et al.   BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

Cross-sectional review of the response and treatment uptake from the NHS Health Checks programme in Stoke on Trent

(2012) T. Cochrane et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Using the question-behavior effect to promote disease prevention behaviors: Two randomized controlled trials.

(2011) Mark Conner et al.   HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Uptake of the NHS Health Checks programme in a deprived, culturally diverse setting: cross-sectional study

(2011) A. R. H. Dalton et al.   JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Use of telephone and SMS reminders to improve attendance at hospital appointments: a systematic review

(2011) Per E Hasvold et al.   JOURNAL OF TELEMEDICINE AND TELECARE

The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

(2009) Alessandro Liberati et al.   PLOS MEDICINE