Table 1.
Study/year | Type of article | Setting | n | Recruitment | Response rate (%) | Overall quality |
Baker et al18 | Journal article | 83 general practices | 1011 | Survey sent to all patients who had completed an NHS Health Check within a 2 month period | 43 | High |
Corlett25 | Journal article | Pharmacy-based NHS Health Checks | 66 | Survey sent to all those who had attended an NHS Health Check within a 4 week period | 35 | High |
Cowper19 | Case study | NHS Health Checks in County Durham | 483 | No details provided | Not given | Low |
Krska et al17 | Journal article | 16 general practices in North West England | 434 | All patients with estimated 10 year CVD risk>20% from the 16 practices were sent a postal survey regardless of whether they had attended an NHS Health Check or not | 23.4 | High |
LGA—East Riding22 | Case study | Outreach NHS Health Check clinics at leisure centres, community centres and workplace settings | Not given | No details provided | Not given | Low |
NHS Greenwich21 | Evaluation report | Outreach clinics | 540 | Questionnaire distributed at community NHS Health Check venues | Not given | Medium |
NHS Greenwich21 | Evaluation report | Outreach clinics | 72 | Questionnaire distributed at community NHS Health Check venues | Not given | Medium |
‘A picture of Health’23 | Case study | General practice-based pilot of point-of-care NHS Health Checks in Tyne and Wear | 281 | No details provided | Not given | Low |
Taylor et al24 | Journal article | Pharmacy-based NHS Health Checks | 97 | Pharmacists gave invitation packs to all those who attended an NHS Health Check during the first 6 months | 37.4 | High |
Trivedy et al20 | Journal article | Outreach NHS Health Check clinics at cricket grounds | 513 | Participants were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire immediately after their NHS Health Check | Not given | Medium |
CVD, cardiovascular disease; LGA, Local Government Association; NHS, National Health Service.