Buljan, Ivan, Malicki, Mario, Wager, Elizabeth, Puljak, Livia, Hren, Darko, Kellie, Frances, West, Helen ORCID: 0000-0001-8712-5890, Alfirevic, Zarko ORCID: 0000-0001-9276-518X and Marusic, Ana
(2018)
No difference in knowledge obtained from infographic or plain language summary of a Cochrane systematic review: three randomized controlled trials.
Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 97.
pp. 86-94.
Abstract
Objectives The aim of this study was to test the usefulness of an infographic in the translation of knowledge about health information from a Cochrane systematic review to lay and professional populations in comparison to a plain language summary (PLS) and scientific abstract (SA). Study Design and Setting We conducted three parallel randomized trials with university students (n = 171), consumers (n = 99), and doctors (n = 64), to examine the effect of different summary formats of a Cochrane systematic review on the knowledge about health information presented in the review, reading experience, and perceived user-friendliness. In the trials involving students and doctors, an infographic was compared to a PLS and a SA, while in those with consumers, an infographic was compared to a PLS. Results We found no difference in knowledge between the infographic and the text-based PLS in any of the trials or in the whole participant sample. All three participant groups preferred the infographic and gave it higher ratings for reading experience (d = 0.48 in the overall sample) and user-friendliness (d = 0.46 in the overall sample). Conclusion Although the infographic format was perceived as more enjoyable for reading, it was not better than a traditional, text-based PLS in the translation of knowledge about findings from a Cochrane systematic review.
Item Type: | Article |
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Uncontrolled Keywords: | Infographic, Plain language summaries, Information translation, Cochrane systematic reviews, Students, Consumers, Doctors |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2018 15:01 |
Last Modified: | 19 Jan 2023 01:28 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2017.12.003 |
Open Access URL: | https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(17)304... |
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URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3025011 |