A few months from now, thousands of scientists will leave their labs and take to the streets to rally on behalf of publicly funded, openly communicated, evidence-based research.
Although there is a body of research addressing communication within healthcare [ 15, 24- 27], limited research has focussed on the challenge of communicating evidence to patients in the context of the community setting, such as general practitioner (GP) surgeries and health centres.
How can physicians best communicate evidence to people facing treatment decisions to improve understanding, involvement in decision-making and clinical outcomes?
To assess how well do the black box warnings present and communicate evidence in a way that is consistent with evidence-based patient-centered practice, through evaluating the boxed warning on teriparatide-induced osteosarcoma.
The AUE, the IfG and indeed the ESRC have provided guides on how best to communicate evidence to policy-makers, as well as assessments of how better policy can be made.
It is essential to generate and communicate evidence in a way that enables decision-makers to understand the value of investing in prevention while taking into account their priorities, interests and constituencies.
That's why I admire the ways in which best-selling author Daniel Pink communicates evidence related to all kinds of important topics, such as on what motivates humans and that we're constantly involved in selling something.
The data were grouped into three main themes: communicating evidence to the critically-minded patient; confidence in communicating evidence; and maintaining the integrity of the patient-practitioner relationship.
Our findings complement previous work that has explored health practitioners' experiences of communicating evidence [ 23, 28].
However, some of our participants found it challenging to balance their delicate longer-term relationships with patients alongside communicating evidence-based information, and as a result would sometimes choose not to communicate evidence.
This research highlights some of the emerging challenges that health practitioners face around communicating evidence in practice.
