Published on in Vol 6, No 3 (2021): Jul-Sep

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/21356, first published .
Comparison of Communication Channels for Large-Scale Type 2 Diabetes Risk Screening and Intervention Recruitment: Empirical Study

Comparison of Communication Channels for Large-Scale Type 2 Diabetes Risk Screening and Intervention Recruitment: Empirical Study

Comparison of Communication Channels for Large-Scale Type 2 Diabetes Risk Screening and Intervention Recruitment: Empirical Study

Kari Jalkanen   1 * , MSc ;   Riia Järvenpää   2 * , MSocSc ;   Tanja Tilles-Tirkkonen   3 , PhD ;   Janne Martikainen   1 , PhD ;   Emma Aarnio   1 , PhD ;   Reija Männikkö   3, 4 , PhD ;   Eeva Rantala   2, 5 , MSc ;   Leila Karhunen   4 , PhD ;   Marjukka Kolehmainen   3 , PhD ;   Marja Harjumaa   5 , PhD ;   Kaisa Poutanen   5 , PhD ;   Miikka Ermes   5 , PhD ;   Pilvikki Absetz   3 , PhD ;   Ursula Schwab   3, 4 , PhD ;   Timo Lakka   3, 6 , MD, PhD ;   Jussi Pihlajamäki   3, 6 , MD, PhD ;   Jaana Lindström   2 , PhD ;   The StopDia Study Group   7 *

1 School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

2 Department of Public Health Solutions, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland

3 School of Medicine, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland

4 Department of Medicine, Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

5 VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd, Espoo, Finland

6 Clinical Nutrition and Obesity Center, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland

7 See Acknowledgments, Finland, Finland

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Kari Jalkanen, MSc
  • School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Sciences
  • University of Eastern Finland
  • Department of Pharmacy
  • Yliopistonranta 1
  • Kuopio, 70210
  • Finland
  • Phone: 358 503819658
  • Email: kari.jalkanen@uef.fi