The psychosocial impact of mass screening for cardiovascular risk factors

• Published in: Family practice Vol. 4; no. 4; p. 287
• Main Authors: Tymstra, T, Bieleman, B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.12.1987
• Subjects: Adult; Attitude to Health; Cardiovascular Diseases - prevention & control; Cardiovascular Diseases - psychology; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Hypertension - prevention & control; Hypertension - psychology; Life Style; Male; Mass Screening; Motivation; Netherlands; Obesity - prevention & control; Obesity - psychology; Risk Factors; Smoking; Netherlands

In Leek, a small town in the north of the Netherlands, 428 men aged between 30-33 years were invited to take part in a screening test for cardiovascular risk factors. Questionnaires were sent to the 267 men who had participated in the screening test as well as to the 161 non-participants, in order t...