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131 gap statements mined from Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 889 papers on the topic — drawn mostly from each paper's own stated research gap, future-work, challenge and limitation notes, and its abstract. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one.

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  • Participants showed relatively high knowledge regarding hypertension and type 2 diabetes, but markedly low awareness of cardiovascular disease risk. Fewer than half of participants correctly answered key CVD items. The study identified a domain-specific gap in CVD literacy.

    Cardiovascular Risk Awareness Among Adults in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study with Emphasis on Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faces the challenge of using aggregated annual health examination reports, which may limit the analysis to the annual level. It must account for sex-specific differences in health findings. The study needs to evaluate temporal trends in major health findings over a four-year period.

    Four-year trends in health findings among hospital staff an ecological time-series study 2022–2025 · 2026 · DOI

  • Further studies could investigate the underlying causes of the observed sex-specific differences in health findings. Longitudinal follow-up studies could be conducted to track individual health outcomes over time.

    Four-year trends in health findings among hospital staff an ecological time-series study 2022–2025 · 2026 · DOI

  • Since GPs currently rarely measure waist circumference, inclusion in guidelines and addressing identified barriers and facilitators is warranted.

    Value of measuring waist circumference in primary care: a mixed-methods study · 2026 · DOI

  • Little is known about recent racial/ethnic disparities in populations with high AWV completion.

    Disparities in Medicare Annual Wellness Visits After a Systemwide Quality Improvement Initiative: A Serial Cross-sectional Analysis · 2025 · DOI

  • HIGHLIGHTS: Data are lacking on use of cognitive test during Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit (AWV).

    Usage patterns of cognitive assessments during Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit: A national survey · 2025 · DOI

  • Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a logical opportunity for early detection of cognitive impairment, but recent data for uptake and cognitive assessments during it are lacking.

    Usage patterns of cognitive assessments during Medicare's Annual Wellness Visit: A national survey · 2025 · DOI

  • Future research should focus on understanding the impact of migration on health behaviours overtime and developing effective interventions strategies to reduce the risk of CVD in this underserved population.

    Cardiovascular preventive service access challenges among African immigrants: a discussion paper · 2025 · DOI

  • Risk prediction models for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) have been widely applied in clinical practice and in designing prevention policies globally, yet their accuracy across different regions with distinct epidemiological profiles remains uncertain.

    Regional variations in cardiovascular risk predictions: a comparative analysis of Framingham, SCORE2, and WHO models across 53 countries · 2025 · DOI

  • The extent by which poor performance on prevention measures and public health policies in the USA could be contributing to this issue is not well understood.

    Comparing US prevention efforts to other high-income countries · 2025 · DOI

  • Larger prospective or randomized studies are warranted to confirm long-term benefits on diagnosis, care engagement, and cardiometabolic outcomes.

    Workplace-Based Glucose Screening for Type 2 Diabetes in French Civil Servants: Prospective Observational Cohort Study · 2025 · DOI

  • The findings suggest that merely informing individuals of their overweight or obese status and implementing light-touch interventions are insufficient to significantly reduce BMI or drive sustained behavior change.

    Community-Based BMI Screening for Overweight and Obesity in Adults Aged 35 Years and Older in Malaysia: Regression Discontinuity Analysis · 2025 · DOI

  • Community-based BMI screening may enhance awareness of weight status, but its effectiveness remains uncertain.

    Community-Based BMI Screening for Overweight and Obesity in Adults Aged 35 Years and Older in Malaysia: Regression Discontinuity Analysis · 2025 · DOI

  • The association of alcohol consumption with elevated CVD risk needs to be further studied in longitudinal studies in representative populations, notably among Sweden's diverse ethnic groups.

    The estimated 10-year risk of first-onset cardiovascular disease in Swedish-born and non-Swedish-born primary healthcare patients · 2024 · DOI

  • Japan has implemented a national lifestyle guidance intervention programme for potential metabolic syndrome among adults aged 40-74 years; however, there is limited evidence regarding the causal impact of this intervention.

    Effect of the national lifestyle guidance intervention for metabolic syndrome among middle-aged people in Japan · 2024 · DOI

  • There is a need to evaluate the health status of non-physician university hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Health Status of Non-Physician University Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings from Periodic Health Examinations in 2020–2021 · 2026 · DOI

  • Lack of understanding of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention contributes to low levels of CVD prevention and early detection. There is a need for effective strategies to increase public awareness of cardiovascular disease prevention.

    Health Education in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention Efforts of Cardiovascular Disease in the Community · 2026 · DOI

  • Reducing the burden of CVD equitably remains a challenge. Disparities in care and outcomes endure across diverse populations.

    Sisyphean Task of Cardiovascular Prevention: Real Gains, Unequal Progress · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research can focus on replicating the program in other settings to promote preventive healthcare. Further studies can investigate the effectiveness of community-based health screenings in reducing the risk of noncommunicable disease complications.

    Promoting Preventive Care: Social Health Screening during the Nutrition House Inauguration · 2026 · DOI

  • The high prevalence of non-communicable diseases and low public awareness of the importance of early health detection highlight the need for community-based interventions.

    Promoting Preventive Care: Social Health Screening during the Nutrition House Inauguration · 2026 · DOI

  • Awareness of cardiovascular risk within the broader community and among high-risk subgroups remains suboptimal. Clinical encounters and public health campaigns may have conveyed core information about primary diagnoses more effectively than about the cumulative, often asymptomatic nature of macrovascular complications.

    Cardiovascular Risk Awareness Among Adults in the Northern Border Region of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study with Emphasis on Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes · 2026 · DOI

  • However, it does not account for ethnicity or socioeconomic status, known to affect CVD risk.

    The estimated 10-year risk of first-onset cardiovascular disease in Swedish-born and non-Swedish-born primary healthcare patients · 2024 · DOI

  • Barriers to accessing preventive health services among community members included insufficient information, misconceptions, and the dynamics of patient-physician relationships.

    Understanding the utilization of preventive health services for non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study with community members and family physicians · 2025 · DOI

  • The study aims to assess changes in selected lipid parameters between the first and repeated examination in clients after completing a preventive intervention.

    Opakované návštevy klientov v Poradni zdravia a ich asociácia so zmenami lipidových parametrov · 2026 · DOI

  • Previous reviews have addressed statin10–12,14 or antihypertensive15–18 use and included ≥ socio-demographic group differences, but findings are limited by their vintage (most are 10 years old), inclusion of trial and observational data…

    Discontinuation of antihypertensive and lipid-lowering medication in primary care: a systematic review of observational data and sociodemographic differences · 2026 · DOI

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Open questions raised by papers listed on this page include: (1) Further studies could investigate the underlying causes of the observed sex-specific differences in health findings (“Four-year trends in health findings among hospital staff an ecological…”, 2026); (2) Since GPs currently rarely measure waist circumference, inclusion in guidelines and addressing identified barriers and facilitators is warranted (“Value of measuring waist circumference in primary care: a mixed-methods study”, 2026); (3) There is a need to evaluate the health status of non-physician university hospital workers during the COVID-19 pandemic (“Health Status of Non-Physician University Hospital Workers During the COVID-19…”, 2026); (4) Lack of understanding of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention contributes to low levels of CVD prevention and early detection (“Health Education in Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Prevention Efforts of…”, 2026); (5) Future research can focus on replicating the program in other settings to promote preventive healthcare (“Promoting Preventive Care: Social Health Screening during the Nutrition House…”, 2026). 131 gap statements have been mined from Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention papers in our 4.5M-paper local library, which holds 889 papers on the topic; the gaps come from whichever of those papers state one. They are mostly the research gaps the authors state and the papers' abstracts, plus future-work, limitations and challenges passages. The ones listed below are a selection still marked open; each names the study that raised it, with a DOI link where the paper has one, so you can read the original claim in context.

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