Plain language summaries: A systematic review of theory, guidelines and empirical research

M Stoll, M Kerwer, K Lieb, A Chasiotis - PLoS One, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Plain language summaries (PLSs) have been introduced to communicate research in an
understandable way to a nonexpert audience. Guidelines for writing PLSs have been …

How to put it plainly? Findings from two randomized controlled studies on writing plain language summaries for psychological meta-analyses

M Kerwer, M Stoll, M Jonas, G Benz… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Plain language summaries (PLS) aim to communicate research findings to laypersons in an
easily understandable manner. Despite the societal relevance of making psychological …

[PDF][PDF] How to communicate science to the public? Recommendations for effective written communication derived from a systematic review

LM König, MS Altenmüller, J Fick, J Crusius… - 2023 - psyarxiv.com
Communicating research findings to the public in a clear but engaging manner is
challenging, yet central for maximizing their societal impact. This systematic review aimed to …

Linguistic analysis of plain language summaries and corresponding scientific summaries of Cochrane systematic reviews about oncology interventions

J Šuto, A Marušić, I Buljan - Cancer Medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Cochrane plain language summaries (PLSs) are an important format to present
high‐quality healthcare evidence to patients with cancer and their families. They should be …

Conclusiveness, linguistic characteristics and readability of Cochrane plain language summaries of intervention reviews: a cross-sectional study

A Banić, M Fidahić, J Šuto, R Roje, I Vuka… - Bmc medical research …, 2022 - Springer
Background One of the most important formats to disseminate the evidence in health to
different populations are Cochrane Plain Language Summaries (PLSs). PLSs should be …

Practices and Barriers in Developing and Disseminating Plain-Language Resources Reporting Medical Research Information: A Scoping Review

A Pal, I Arnet, BS Elger, T Wangmo - The Patient-Patient-Centered …, 2024 - Springer
Background The intent of plain-language resources (PLRs) reporting medical research
information is to advance health literacy among the general public and enable them to …

Knowledge mobilization activities to support decision-making by youth, parents, and adults using a systematic and living map of evidence and recommendations on …

R Charide, L Stallwood, M Munan, S Sayfi, L Hartling… - Trials, 2023 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic underlined that guidelines and recommendations
must be made more accessible and more understandable to the general public to improve …

Does the format of result presentation and type of conclusion in Cochrane plain language summaries matter? A randomised controlled trial

V Prakash, K Gore, G Shukla, P Tapiawala… - BMJ Evidence-Based …, 2024 - ebm.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to investigate whether the format and type of conclusion in
Cochrane plain language summaries (PLSs) influence readers' perception of treatment …

Translating the evidence of psychological meta-analyses into plain language-Study 3

M Kerwer, M Jonas, M Stoll, G Benz, A Chasiotis - 2021 - psycharchives.org
Scientific articles are often hard to understand for non-scientists. This is partly due to the fact
that such articles use technical terms and statistical concepts without explaining them, since …

Communicating evidence-based information on the effects of health interventions to various types of recipients–a qualitative study on the perception of formats of …

A Prokop-Dorner, J Zając, MM Bała - Annals of Agricultural and Environmental … - aaem.pl
Results: The analysis revealed the various preferences regarding the presentation of health
information. The following characteristics of the information emerged as the most important …