Table 1.
Summary table indicating the scope of included reviews in the current systematic review of reviews
| Author (date) | Intervention | Outcome and participants | Search strategy | Number of studies included | Total N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bize (2012) [17] |
Biomedical risk assessment (various methods) | Smoking cessation in primary prevention patients | 4 databases (August 2012): Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO. Search strategy provided | 15 trials [16 interventions]: 4 carbon monoxide testing only; 4 carbon monoxide testing + spirometry; 3 spirometry only; 2 carotid ultrasound; 3 genetic susceptibility | 6673 |
| DeViron (2012) [25] |
Genetic testing for smoking related disease risk | Smoking cessation in general population | 6 databases (August 2011): PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Toxnet). No language restriction, forward citation searching, published studies only, search strategy provided | 5 trials (3 RCTs and 2 non-RCT, involving sequential allocation): 4 genetic testing only; 1 genetic testing + carbon monoxide testing | 2304 |
| Hackam (2012) [28] |
Non-invasive cardiovascular imaging (various methods) | Behaviours (smoking [n=4], diet [n=1], physical activity [n=1]) | 11 databases searched (November 2010): including Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science. Language restrictions unclear, forward citation searching, grey literature included, search strategy not provided | 4 trials: 3 coronary calcification, 1 carotid atherosclerosis | 709 |
| Hollands (2010) [27] |
Feedback of medical imaging results (various methods) | Health-related behaviours (smoking [n=3], diet [=1], physical activity [n=1]) to reduce risk (NB several studies excluded from present analyses as behaviours not relevant) | 7 sources searched (September 2009): Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, metaRegister of RCTs, ProQuest. Language restrictions unclear, forward citation searching, grey literature included, search strategy provided | 4 trials (2 ultrasound, 2 computed tomography feedback) | 684 |
| Marteau (2010) [19] |
Communicating DNA-based risk estimates | Health-related behaviours (smoking [n=5], diet [=2], physical activity [n=2]) | 5 sources searched (April 2010): Cochrane, MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO. No language restrictions, forward citation searching, grey literature included, search strategy provided | 7 trials: 6 genetic testing only; 1 genetic testing + carbon monoxide testing | 2762 |
| Author (date) | Intervention | Outcome and participants | Search strategy | Number of studies included | Total N |
| Rodondi (2011) [26] |
Feedback of noninvasive atherosclerosis screening | Health-related behaviours (smoking [n=7], diet [=6], physical activity [n=5]) to reduce risk in people without pre-existing CVD | 2 sources searched (September 2009): Cochrane and MEDLINE. All languages, backward citation searching, no grey literature included, no search terms provided | 9 trials (3 RCTs, 6 non-RCTs) – 6 computed tomography, 2 carotid ultrasound, 1 total body scan | 3340 (n=659 from RCTs, n= 2681 from non-RCTs) |
| Sheridan (2010) [22] |
Providing CHD risk estimation (including counselling/ education) | Health-related behaviours (smoking [n=6], diet [=3], physical activity [n=5]) for primary prevention in people without CHD | 4 databases searched (Cochrane, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Medline) in Dec 2008. English language only, backward citation searching, no grey literature, no search terms provided | 7 trials– based on risk calculators [6] including Framingham [3] based scores, and one where no formal calculator was used. | 18,057 |
| Smerecnik (2012) [24] |
providing genetic testing for cancer risk | Smoking cessation in general population | 8 databases searched (PubMed, EMBASE, ERIC, PsycINFO, PsychArticles, CiNAHL, socINDEX, Google Scholar) – unclear when. English language only, backward citation searching, no grey literature, search terms partly provided | 5 RCTs (same studies as in DeViron, 2012) | 2274 |
| Usher-Smith (2015) [23] |
Effects of providing cardiovascular risk estimates only | Health-related behaviours (smoking [n=3], diet [n=1], physical activity [n=1], alcohol consumption [n=2]) for primary prevention in people without CHD | 2 databases searched (Medline and PubMed) in Jun 2013. No language restrictions, backward citation searching, published studies only, search strategy provided | 3 RCTs, each using different CVD risk calculator | 2784 |