Cochrane · systematic review · CD006777
Framing of health information messages
Akl, EA, Oxman, AD, Herrin, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library
Consumers and CommunicationAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 10%Low 7 · 70%Moderate 2 · 20%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Summary of findings table 1: Attribute framing
Population: consumers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Understanding | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |
Perception (measured as rating on a scale of perceived effectiveness) | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 226 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |
Persuasiveness (measured as a hypothetical decision or intention or willingness to adopt an intervention) | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 1068 participants | Low Downgraded: indirectness |
Behavior | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 282 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Summary of findings table 2: Goal framing
Population: consumers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Perception ‐ screening message (measured as rating on a scale of perceived effectiveness) | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 513 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Perception ‐ prevention message (measured as rating on a scale of perceived effectiveness) | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 815 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Persuasiveness ‐ screening message (measured as a hypothetical decision or intention or willingness to adopt an intervention) | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 931 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Persuasiveness ‐ prevention message (measured as a hypothetical decision or intention or willingness to adopt an intervention) | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 1496 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency, indirectness |
Persuasiveness ‐ treatment message (measured as a hypothetical decision or intention or willingness to adopt an intervention) | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 1788 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Behavior | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 11629 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |