Presenting Summary Information From Cochrane Systematic Reviews to Physicians

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-31

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of infographics, compared to standard PLS and scientific abstract format, in presenting information, in terms of understanding and remembering research results by physicians.

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Detailed Description

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The investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with three different formats of the same systematic review summary (Infographics, PLS, scientific abstract). The content of these three formats is based on the same systematic review, but the ways of data presentation will differ: visual presentation in plain language, plain language only, and text with scientific abbreviations. The interventions will be delivered online in January 2016, with physicians who are currently working at Clinical Hospital Split. The trial will be preformed online, and it will be voluntary and anonymous. The survey will consist of 5 parts, in the following order: 1) one format of the summary (randomly assigned), 2) health numeracy, 3) demographic data 4) comprehension test of the information given in the summary, and 5) user friendliness of information and overall satisfaction with the given summary assessed by survey.

Conditions

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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PLS

The control group will receive PLS: text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Pls

Intervention Type OTHER

Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.

Infographics

Infographics format of a Cochrane systematic review summary represents the experimental intervention in the trial, where the results are presented with text and pictures.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Infographics

Intervention Type OTHER

Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.

Scientific abstract

Scientific abstract is the text written for the academic population and practitioners. It is also intended for control group.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Scientific abstract

Intervention Type OTHER

Scientific abstract the text written for the academic population and practitioners, with scientific abbreviations which enables experts to go into more detail about the topic.

Interventions

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Pls

Text format with simple explanation of the survey topic main findings and is intended for lay audience.

Intervention Type OTHER

Infographics

Cochrane started developing infographics, where short textual information about research is supported by visual representations of the main findings and is also aimed at the lay public The investigators will examine whether this format is better in information uptake than standard PLS.

Intervention Type OTHER

Scientific abstract

Scientific abstract the text written for the academic population and practitioners, with scientific abbreviations which enables experts to go into more detail about the topic.

Intervention Type OTHER