Evidence-informed language: interpretation and impact on intentions to treat - results of an online survey of medical students and specialists in German-speaking countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Currently, there is no generally accepted consensus on how to translate strength of evidence into language. Against this background, we here investigated how widely used verbal descriptors of evidence grades and clinical practice recommendations, respectively, are understood, interpreted and transferred into intentions to treat. We explored differences between medical specialists and undergraduate medical students.

Design

Cross-sectional, anonymous online survey. Assessment was based on publicly available proposals for wording to characterise strength of evidence from randomised versus non-randomised trials and of clinical practice recommendations, respectively.

Setting

The online survey was conducted between September 2021 and March 2022 and promoted by se

SUBMITTER: Griebenow R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11808923 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature