Comparison of Different Frames of Numerical Information in Cochrane Plain Language Summaries

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

225 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-04-01

Study Completion Date

2018-08-01

Brief Summary

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Participants will be randomly given one of two formats containing descriptions of health interventions. In one format, participants will have to read short summaries where results of the intervention are presented as frequencies and the side effects of health intervention are presented as percentages, while in another format the frames will be reversed (results will be presented as percentages and side effects as frequencies). After reading, participants will be asked several questions about the content of the summary and its conclusions.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Frequencies

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Frequencies

Intervention Type OTHER

Results are presented as natural frequencies (e.g. the drug was effective for 1 out of 10 people) while side effects are presented as percentages (e.g. 40% participants experienced severe side effects)

Percentages

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Percentages

Intervention Type OTHER

Results are presented as percentages (e.g. the drug was effective for 10% of people) while side effects are presented as natural frequencies (e.g. 4 out of 10 participants experienced severe side effects)

Interventions

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Frequencies

Results are presented as natural frequencies (e.g. the drug was effective for 1 out of 10 people) while side effects are presented as percentages (e.g. 40% participants experienced severe side effects)

Intervention Type OTHER

Percentages

Results are presented as percentages (e.g. the drug was effective for 10% of people) while side effects are presented as natural frequencies (e.g. 4 out of 10 participants experienced severe side effects)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients who are visiting their family doctor, and are at least 18 old. Students of biomedical studies at University of Split School of Medicine, who are at least 18 years old.