Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria | â–ª Quantitative or qualitative studies that report on the communication of health and risk information between physicians and patients with cardiovascular diseases or diabetes in the primary or outpatient care setting Quantitative studies â–ª Observational studies include studies that examine processes or aspects of risk communication, and any health and behavioural effects that arise because of risk communication processes â–ª Interventions that have the intention to improve risk communication practices that shape or influence behavioural outcomes are included in this study Qualitative studies â–ª All qualitative study types utilising different qualitative methodologies are included |
Exclusion criteria | ▪ Aim of the study or study population is not about CVD or diabetes, or ▪ General population studies or studies where populations with CVD or diabetes are not explicitly demarcated ▪ Paediatric, adolescent studies ▪ Pregnancy, natal, postpartum studies ▪ Cancer studies ▪ Dialysis studies ▪ Smoking or tobacco studies ▪ Studies involving institutionalised or formerly institutionalised groups such as veterans, military personnel, prisoners, or students ▪ Inpatient, emergency department or palliative care settings ▪ Validation studies of surveys, modelling studies, animal, microbiological, cellular, or genetic studies that don’t typically involve patient-physician communication were excluded ▪ After some deliberation, the study team decided to exclude systematic or other review articles that may use a separate set of selection criteria in the selection of studies |