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. 2024 Sep 30;14(9):e088631. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088631

Table 1. Realist review selection criteria.

Studycharacteristics Inclusioncriteria
Language English
Status Published peer reviewed
Dates 1980 onwards
Design All types of RCTs, all quasiexperimental and observational designs, all types of mixed methods, qualitative studies and non-empirical
Population Persons 18 years of age and older
Settings No restrictions
Intervention LSM interventions on any of the six pillars for HTN management and other MRFs for the prevention of stroke and/or age-related VCIDescription of key ingredients/characteristicsDescription of aspects pertaining to context and/or mechanism
Measures Both quantitative and qualitative measures.
Outcomes Clinical: HTN, other MRFs when mentioned (eg, hyperlipidaemia, smoking, alcohol use, diet), all types of strokes (eg, ischaemic, haemorrhagic) occurrence and/or recurrence, and age-related VCI, VCI with no dementia and VCI with dementiaBehavioural: self-efficacy, motivation, adherence, barriers

HTNhypertensionLSMlifestyle medicineMRFsmodifiable risk factorsRCTsrandomised controlled trialsVCIvascular cognitive impairment