Evidence-based health information Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group receive the guideline evidence-based health information and an adjunctive training programme, which is intended to facilitate the appropriate use of the guidelin
Sponsors
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Institutions or working groups (up to 10 members) responsible for the production and publishing of information material. 2. Have published any information in the last eighteen months. 3. At least a single information produced in the last three years has to fulfil the following criteria: 3.1. Has to inform a health-related decision. 3.2. Has to address patients or medical laypersons. 3.3. Has to discuss different options regarding one specified health problem. 3.4. Does not inform about a single option, procedure or healthcare system and it does not give general advice on health and wellbeing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Members of the working groups on the guideline evidence-based health information or the GPGI are not eligible. 2. Produce exclusively (drug) fact(s) boxes 3. Offer exclusively counselling services such as medical online consulting websites, health-related blogs, forums or communities and (online) encyclopaedias.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The quality of health information material produced by the participants using the instrument MAPP’INFO (MAPPin health INFOrmation quality). Quality is assessed after the production process has been finished and not later than 12 months. Quality is operationalised as the extent of compliance with the recommendations of the “Guideline for evidence-based health information”. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment is carried out along with the primary outcome by comparing the extent of compliance with the recommendations of the “Guideline for evidence-based health information”: 1. Whether information about possible benefits is provided in an appropriate manner. 2. Whether information about possible harm is provided in an appropriate manner. 3. In the case of diagnostic problems: whether information about the reliability and safety of the test is provided in an appropriate manner. 4. The neutrality of the wording/language of the health information. 5. Whether the health information target group has been involved in the development process using appropriate methods. | — |
Countries
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactJulia Lühnen
Outcome results
None listed