Study and campaign characteristics of all mass-media and personalised interventions
| Key reference, total number of references, country | Study, size (no. of sites) | Inclusion diagnosis | Data collection material (time period) | Primary outcome source | Follow-up period | Method of exposure | Intervention duration | Target |
| Study details | Intervention | |||||||
| Bray et al,19 1, Australia | Outcome n=199 (1) | ACS | I, MR (07-Nov/2013, 02-Apr/2014) | Patient | 8 m | Mass media; small media; community; internet | 5/2013 - 8/2013, 4 m | General public |
| Tummala and Farshid,20 1, Australia | Outcome n=100 (1) | AMI | S, MR (Nov/2011- Jul/2012) | Medical record | none | Mass media; small media; internet | 2008–2012 4 y | General public |
| Thuresson et al,21 1 Sweden | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=116 a: n=122 (1) | ACS | Q, MR, R (2002–2005, 2006–2009), | n/r | 3 y | Mass media; small media; community | 2005 1 y | General public |
| Mooney et al,30 3, Ireland | RCT*, control: n=972/137 intervention, n=972/177 (5) | ACS | Q (Oct/2007- Nov/2010) | Patient | 2 y | Motivational interview | 40 min | Patients admitted to ED with suspected ACS |
| Pereira et al,22 1, Portugal | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=201 d: n=196 (15) | STEMI | S (05-Jun/2011, 2012) | n/r | 1 y | Mass media; small media; community; internet | 2011–2012 1 y | General public |
| Naegeli et al,23 2, Switzerland | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=5006 a: n=3900 (60; one registry) | ACS | Q, R (2005–2006, 2007–2008) | n/r | 2 y | Mass media (only tv); small media; community; internet | 1/2007–3/2007 9/2007- 01-11-2007 4 m | General public |
| Diercks et al,26 1, USA | Prestudy/poststudy n=125 161 (>800; two registries) | NSTEMI | MR (2002–2003, 2004–2005, 2006–2007) | Medical record | 1 y | Mass media; small media; community; internet | 2002-ongoing | Women aged 40–60 years |
| Dracup et al,29 7, USA, Australia, New Zealand | RCT*, control, n=1745/260 intervention, n=1777/305 (n/r, >6) | IHD | Q, MR (Mar/2010- Mar/2011) | Medical record | 2 y | Motivational interview | 40 min | Patients admitted to CCU, cardiac rehabilitation, to physician practices |
| Blank and Smithline,24 2, USA | RCT* control, n=253/52 intervention, n=247/45 (1) | Chest pain | Q (12 m) | Hospital staff | 1 y | Educational video | 5 min | Patients admitted to ED with chest pain |
| Luepker et al,11 9, USA | RCT* control, n=2175/9801 intervention, n=2876/10 563 (44) | CHD | S, MR (Sep/1995- Mar/1996, Apr/1996-Aug/1997) | Patient | None | Mass media; small media; community | 4/1995- 9/1997, 18 m | General public, patients at risk, health professionals |
| Meischke et al,31 1, USA | RCT control, n=1343/790, intervention, n=4101/2469 (16; in one registry) | Suspect AMI | MR (registries) (Dec/1991-Dec/1993) | Medical record | 1 y | Mass media direct mail; emotional, informative, social and control | 10/1991-01-11-1991 2 m 1991–1992 12 m | General public households with members >50 years |
| Gaspoz et al, 14 (1), Switzerland | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=1100 d: n=1295 (1) | AMI/unstable angina | I, several MR (12 m prior/12 m during) | n/r | None | Mass media, small media, community | 1992–1993, 1 y | General public (+leaflets for senior citizens) |
| Blohm et al,15 6, Sweden | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=779 d: n=525 a: n=1256 (1) | AMI | S, MR (Feb/1986-Oct/1987, Nov/1987-Dec/1988, Jan/1989-Dec/1991) | Patient | 3 y | Mass media (only radio and newspaper), small media, community | 1992–1993, 1 y | General public |
| Bett et al32 1, Australia | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=556 a: n=253 (22) | Chest pain | S (1988, 1989p 1989a) | Patient | 4 w | Mass media, small media, community | 1989 1 w | General public |
| Moses et al27 1, USA27 | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=500 a1: n=668 a2: n=625 (1) | AMI, angina chest pain | MR (during the campaign, 24 m) | Medical record | None | Mass media, small media, community | 2 y | General public |
| Ho et al,28 1, USA | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=401 a: n=489 (9) | AMI | I (telephone), MR (Oct/1986-Feb/1987, Apr/1987-Aug/1987) | Medical record | 4.5 m | Mass media | 2/1987- 4/1987, 2 m | General public >35 years |
| Mitic and Perkins33, 1, Canada | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=101 d: n=329 a: n=41 (1) | AMI | MR (4 w prior, 4 w during and 1 w after) | Hospital staff | 3 m | Mass media, small media, | 2 m | General public |
| Black and Brown, 1, USA25 | Prestudy/poststudy b: n=95 a: n=75 (1) | AMI | S (Apr/1967-Aug/1970, Sep/1970-Aug/1971) | Hospital staff | 1 y | Community (public ‘heart speaker') | 1970 12 m | General public |
*Sample size calculation performed.
a, after; ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; b, before; CHD, cardiac heart disease; d, during; ED, emergency department ; I, interview; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; m, month; MR, medical records or hospital/patient charts; n/r, not reported; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; Q, questionnaire; R, registry; RCT, randomised controlled trial; S, survey; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; w, week; y, year.