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Table 3 Target population, costs, time investment and implementation issues of different response enhancing strategies

From: Feasibility and success rates of response enhancing strategies in a stepwise prevention program for cardiometabolic diseases in primary care

Response enhancing strategy

Target population

Time a

Costs b

Implementation issues

Standard method

Total

Average

Average

Printing and folding invitation letters is time consuming

1. Invitation and/or reminders by e-mail

Young

Low

Low

E-mail address often unknown, computer skilled personnel necessary

2. Translated RS

Migrant

Average

High

Costly and time consuming when not targeted

3. Extended information letter

Total

Average

Average

Overload of information may provide opposite effect

4. Local media attention

Total

Average

Average

Willingness (local) media channels required

5. Reminder by SMS

Young

Average

Average

Mobile phone numbers sometimes unknown, computer skilled personnel necessary

6. Reminder by telephone

Total

High

Average

Motivated personnel necessary, unavailability of patients during office hours

7. Pop-up reminders GP computer system

Total

High

Average

Manually entering reminders is time consuming, motivated GP necessary, time consuming during consultation hours

8. Information gathering general practice

Low SES or migrant

Average

High

Motivated personnel necessary, targeted population difficult to reach

9. Self-management toolkits

Young

Average

High

Self-management skills patients necessary, preferably with feedback results to GP

10. E-mail reminder increased risk patients

Young

Average

Average

Feedback from online RS to GP necessary, computer skilled personal necessary

  1. a Time investment for standard method for average sized general practice (n = 2095 patients) was 10 hLow: 5 h or less, Average: 6–19 h, High: 20 h or more
  2. b Costs investment for standard method for average sized general practice (n = 2095 patients) were €750
  3. Low: €375 or less, Average: €376 to €1499, High: €1500 or more
  4. Abbreviations: RS Risk score