Prevention & lipidsMeta-analysis
Cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention educational-behavioural programmes for culturally and/or linguistically diverse communities: a systematic review and meta-analysis
- Systematic review and meta-analysis
- random-effects model
Authors' conclusion
The effect of educational-behavioural programs on CVD risk factors is inconclusive but may improve CVD or stroke knowledge.
Study context
- Population
- People from culturally and/or linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds; studies from US and UK16 studies (4 RCTs)
- Participants
- 2,331 people
- Comparison
- Educational-behavioural programs vs comparator
- Outcome
- CVD risk factors and disease knowledge
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Educational-behavioural programsMD, mmHg (95% CI)
SBP
1.18(−2.42-4.79)
Educational-behavioural programsMD, % (95% CI)
HbA1c
−0.29(−0.89-0.32)
Further pooled results
LDL cholesterol, BMI, physical activity, dietary intake
- Mixed results
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) or stroke knowledge
- Statistically significant improvements after the intervention
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
Cardiovascular disease and stroke prevention educational-behavioural programmes for culturally and/or linguistically diverse communities: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol. Published 19 March 2025. doi:10.1093/eurjpc/zwaf145
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it