Improving GRADE evidence tables part 1: A randomized trial shows improved understanding of content in summary of findings tables with a new format

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 74, Issue , 2016, Pages 7-18

  Carrasco Labra, Alonso ^a,b   Brignardello Petersen, Romina ^b,c   Santesso, Nancy ^a,d,e   Neumann, Ignacio ^f   Mustafa, Reem A ^a,g   Mbuagbaw, Lawrence ^a,h   Etxeandia Ikobaltzeta, Itziar ^a   De Stio, Catherine ⁱ   McCullagh, Lauren J ⁱ   Alonso Coello, Pablo ^a,j   Meerpohl, Joerg J ^k   Vandvik, Per Olav ^l,m   Brozek, Jan L ^a,d,e   Akl, Elie A ^a,n   Bossuyt, Patrick ^o   Churchill, Rachel ^p   Glenton, Claire ^m,q   Rosenbaum, Sarah ^m,q   Tugwell, Peter ^r   Welch, Vivian ^r   Garner, Paul ^s   Guyatt, Gordon ^a,d,e   Schünemann, Holger J ^a,d,e   more..

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Cochrane GRADEing ^*  (Canada)

^e University of McMaster   (Canada)

^f PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

^h MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁱ DONALD AND BARBARA ZUCKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT HOFSTRA NORTHWELL   (United States)

^j CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^l INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^m NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

ⁿ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^o UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^p UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^q Nordic Cochrane Centre   (Norway)

^r UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^s LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Evidence summaries; Evidence tables; Formatting; GRADE; GRADEpro; Guidelines; Summary of findings table; Systematic reviews; Understanding

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SUMMARY OF FINDINGS TABLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LITERATURE; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESEARCH; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; COMPREHENSION; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH REPORT; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958230955     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2015.12.007     Document Type: Article

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