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