Interactive Visual Displays for Interpreting the Results of Clinical Trials: Formative Evaluation With Case Vignettes.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:At the point of care, evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is underutilized in helping clinicians meet their information needs. OBJECTIVE:To design interactive visual displays to help clinicians interpret and compare the results of relevant RCTs for the management of a specific patient, and to conduct a formative evaluation with physicians comparing interactive visual versus narrative displays. METHODS:We followed a user-centered and iterative design process succeeded by development of information display prototypes as a Web-based application. We then used a within-subjects design with 20 participants (8 attendings and 12 residents) to evaluate the usability and problem-solving impact of the information displays. We compared subjects' perceptions of the interactive

SUBMITTER: Bian J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6037946 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature