A review of the published data was performed to provide evidence-based material to compare each method.
However, limited evidence is available regarding their optical and mechanical properties for proper and evidence-based material selection in clinical practice.
Since it is known that decision aids do not always use evidence-based material [ 18], we decided also to include other relevant types of patient information into our examination such as information sheets, leaflets and patient handouts - which cannot be classified as decision aids in the proper sense.
Following a one-hour intervention by a health science librarian, virtually all students were able to find and retrieve evidence-based materials for subsequent coursework.
The goal of this intervention would be to improve student performance, address any questions regarding the quality and reliability of online information sources, and to provide specific instructions for finding evidence-based materials for subsequent use.
The table of pictograms illustrating screening test options was drawn from evidence-based materials from the National Cancer Institute (http://gutcheck.cancer.gov/screenings/index.html) and from clip art (See Additional file 1).
Individually, and as part of his professional or academic duties, SHW serves as Chair of the Joint Policy Committee of the Societies of Epidemiology (JPC-SE), a consortium of 13 organisations described at www.jpc-se.org, which prepares evidence-based materials that are vetted through the individual societies for comment and possible endorsement.
The COMPLeMENT trial is a prospective, pragmatic RCT of printed, evidence-based educational material that incorporates a no-intervention control.
This work, edited by Paul D Mintz, a pathologist-expert in blood banking from The University of Virginia (Charlottesville, Virginia, USA), provides clear, evidence-based reference material regarding this rapidly evolving topic of investigation.
However, as medical involvement in their design is low and there is limited use of evidence-based reference material, there are concerns over the quality and content of some apps and recommendation of such resources remains guarded.
In partnership with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, this initiative has three steps: data collection and research; evidence-based communication materials; and policy advocacy and recommendations at the government level.
