Beyond Words: Enhancing Clinical Guideline Comprehension With Icons.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Grading Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) framework is widely applied in clinical guidelines to facilitate transparent evidence evaluation. While developing Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines on the management of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), panel members suggested developing and implementing a visual aid to enable quicker identification of key information by providers at bedside seeking guidance.

Methods

We conducted a mixed-methods study evaluating the usability of a newly designed infographic/icon using a survey and focus groups. The survey incorporated a simulated COVID-19 IDSA guideline with and without the icon, followed by comprehension questions. Focus group discussions provide

SUBMITTER: Comba IY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11551224 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature