Hmmm...
If that can not be reliably identified, why question the simple fact 
that differences were not found?
VVV

On 2018-04-26 13:13, Kev Hopayian wrote:
> Agreed. Need subgroups of different preferred learning methods, if that 
> can be reliably identified.
> 
>> On 26 Apr 2018, at 14:06, Janet L Harris <[log in to unmask] 
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>> Juan, thanks for this reference as we're using infographics for a few 
>> projects. I found the Conclusion was a bit different from your summary 
>> e.g.  'We found that PLS and infographic formats were equally 
>> effective in terms of transmitting knowledge about the findings from a 
>> systematic review. However, the infographic format may be perceived as 
>> more enjoyable to read than either the PLS format or a standard 
>> scientific abstract.' I'm not sure that I'd conclude that the 
>> infographic is 'not better'. Preference depends on whether people are 
>> visual learners, if they are then they might describe it as better. 
>> What's really interesting for me is that we've assumed that a PLS will 
>> suitt everybody, when for some people simpler English isn't what's 
>> needed - it's a more visual display of information that does the trick.
>>
>> Thanks again
>> Janet
>>
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>> On 26 April 2018 at 09:00, Juan Gérvas <[log in to unmask] 
>> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>>
>>     *Please, infographic format even if it is not better than a
>>     traditional, text-based in the translation of  knowledge from a
>>     Cochrane systematic reviews.*
>>     *Objectives*
>>     The  aim of this study was to test the usefulness of an
>>     infographic in the  translation of knowledge about health
>>     information from a Cochrane  systematic review to lay and
>>     professional populations in comparison to a  plain language
>>     summary (PLS) and scientific abstract (SA).
>>     *Study Design and Setting*
>>     We conducted three parallel randomized trials with university
>>     students (n = 171), consumers (n = 99), and doctors (n = 64),  to
>>     examine the effect of different summary formats of a Cochrane 
>>     systematic review on the knowledge about health information
>>     presented in  the review, reading experience, and perceived
>>     user-friendliness. In the  trials involving students and doctors,
>>     an infographic was compared to a  PLS and a SA, while in those
>>     with consumers, an infographic was  compared to a PLS.
>>     *Results*
>>     We found no difference in knowledge between the infographic and
>>     the text-based PLS in any of the trials or in the whole
>>     participant sample. All three participant groups preferred the
>>     infographic and gave it higher ratings for reading experience (d =
>>     0.48 in the overall sample) and user-friendliness (d = 0.46 in the
>>     overall sample).
>>     *Conclusion*
>>     Although the infographic format was perceived as more enjoyable
>>     for reading, it was not better than a traditional, text-based PLS
>>     in the translation of  knowledge about findings from a Cochrane
>>     systematic review.
>>     *Mejor infografía, aunque se entiende igual que el resumen simple
>>     de las Revisiones Cochane.*
>>     https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(17)30490-0/fulltext
>>     <https://www.jclinepi.com/article/S0895-4356(17)30490-0/fulltext>
>>
>>
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