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Background and study aims The NHS Health Check programme was set up to help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. Everyone aged 40 to 74 years is invited to have a NHS Health Check every five years. Most people have their NHS Health Check at their GP surgery. In some parts of England, people can have their NHS Health Check at a pharmacy (chemist) or can be seen by nurses who are based in the community.People who are found to be at high risk in the next 10 years of having a stroke or heart attack or being diagnosed with kidney disease or diabetes are offered medication and help to live a more healthy life (such as helping the person to stop smoking or helping the person to do more exercise).The Department of Health has worked out that NHS Health Checks could stop 2000 people from dying each year if enough people have their NHS Health Check. They have also worked out that NHS Health Checks could stop up to 9,500 heart attacks and strokes each year that would have been serious but would not have caused the person to die. However, evaluations have found that only 45% of people who live in poorer areas of England are going for their NHS Health Check.In this study we want to see whether a questionnaire sent to patients before they are invited for their NHS Health Check makes more people actually go for their NHS Health Check. Who can participate? Men and women who are 40 to 74 years old who are going to be invited for their NHS Health Check. People who already have heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease or who have had a stroke before are not invited for NHS Health Checks. What does the study involve? People who are going to be invited for a NHS Health Check will be randomly put into 1 of 3 groups. Group 1 will get a normal NHS Health Check invitation. Group 2 will be posted a questionnaire one week before they are sent a normal NHS Health Check invitation. Group 3 will be posted a questionnaire one week before they are sent a normal NHS Health Check invitation. They will be told that they will be given a £5 shopping voucher if they send the questionnaire back. The study will look at whether Group 2 or Group 3 group were more likely to go for a NHS Health Check within 6 months of being invited than Group 1. What are the possible benefits and risks of participating? People who take part in the study who are put into Group 3 will get a £5 shopping voucher if they return the questionnaire. There are no risks to people taking part. Where is the study run from? The study is run by a team at King’s College London and is being done in 2 London boroughs: Lambeth and Lewisham. People from up to 95 GP practices will take part in this study. When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for? The study is starting in May 2013 and will run for 2 years and 6 months. The trial be recruiting participants for 1 year. Who is funding the study? National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) programme Who is the main contact? Prof. Martin Gulliford [email protected]

Critère d'inclusion

• Vascular disease

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