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Decentralising atrial fibrillation screening to overcome socio-demographic inequalities in uptake in STROKESTOP II.

Katrin Kemp GudmundsdottirAnders HolmenTove FredrikssonEmma SvennbergFaris Al-KhaliliJohan EngdahlUlf Strömberg
Published in: Journal of medical screening (2020)
Decentralisation of screening sites in an atrial fibrillation screening program yielded a significantly positive impact on screening uptake. Adding local screening sites in areas with low uptake had beneficial impact on participation across a wide spectrum of socio-demographic groups. Decentralised screening substantially increased the screening uptake in deprived areas.
Keyphrases
  • atrial fibrillation
  • heart failure
  • left ventricular
  • quality improvement
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • catheter ablation