Research Article: Make My Day: primary prevention of stroke using engaging everyday activities as a mediator of sustainable health – a randomised controlled trial and process evaluation protocol
Abstract:
Introduction The individual, societal and economic benefits of stroke prevention are high. Even though most risk factors can be reduced by changes to lifestyle habits, maintaining new and healthy activity patterns has been shown to be challenging. The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of an interdisciplinary team-based, mHealth-supported prevention intervention on persons at risk for stroke. The intervention is mediated by engaging everyday activities that promote health. An additional aim is to describe a process evaluation that serves to increase knowledge about how the programme leads to potential change by studying the implementation process and mechanisms of impact. Methods and analysis The study will be a randomised controlled trial including 104 persons at risk for stroke. Persons at risk of stroke (n=52) will be randomised to an mHealth-supported stroke prevention programme. Controls will have ordinary primary healthcare (PHC) services. The 10-week programme will be conducted at PHC clinics, combining group meetings and online resources to support self-management of lifestyle change using engaging everyday activities as a mediator. Primary outcomes are stroke risk, lifestyle habits and participation in health-promoting activities. Assessments will be performed at baseline and at follow-up (11 weeks and 12 months). The effects of the programme will be analysed using inferential statistics. Implementation will be analysed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by the Swedish Ethical Review Authority. Study results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and at regional and international conferences targeting mixed audiences. Trial registration number NCT05279508 .
Introduction:
In Sweden, a healthcare reform programme entitled ‘Good Quality Local Health Care— A Primary Care Reform’ 1 is currently paving the way for a large-scale transformation. The reform targets primary healthcare (PHC) specifically and is designed to proactively address and prevent illness at an early stage to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as stroke. The reform is in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, urging governments to reduce premature mortality from NCDs by…
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