[Mobile cardiovascular screening and prevention in the population : useful in Switzerland?]
Paul TarteretDavid J T CampbellSophie VassauxJohn PriorRoger DarioliDavid NanchenPublished in: Revue medicale suisse (2024)
Mobile cardiovascular prevention interventions are still uncommon in Switzerland. Mobile clinics improve access to prevention and enable new diagnoses of hypertension or hypercholesterolemia to be identified in a cost-effective way and has shown benefits in health behaviors such as physical activity, smoking cessation and medication compliance. The Unisanté Bus Santé is a mobile clinic run by nurses that offers screening for cardiovascular risk factors, health advice and, if necessary, referral to medical care. Mobile health initiatives such as the Bus Santé could play a more important role in the Swiss healthcare system, bringing personalized preventive care closer to the population.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- smoking cessation
- cardiovascular risk factors
- physical activity
- primary care
- mental health
- public health
- blood pressure
- quality improvement
- replacement therapy
- cardiovascular disease
- health information
- palliative care
- body mass index
- emergency department
- risk assessment
- pain management
- chronic pain
- sleep quality
- drug induced
- health insurance