Decentralising atrial fibrillation screening to overcome socio-demographic inequalities in uptake in STROKESTOP II.
Katrin Kemp GudmundsdottirAnders HolmenTove FredrikssonEmma SvennbergFaris Al-KhaliliJohan EngdahlUlf StrömbergPublished 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.