Daniela Küllenberg de Gaudry1, Nina Grede2, Edith Motschall3, Sabine Lins4. 1. German Cochrane Centre Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: kuellenberg@cochrane.de. 2. University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany. 3. Center for Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany. 4. German Cochrane Centre Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate nutrition brochures for pregnant women in Germany based on evidence-based patient information (EBPI) criteria. METHODS: Nutrition brochures for pregnant women in Germany were collected. Brochures addressing the risk of salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis or listeriosis were analyzed by two researchers independently. RESULTS: Fifty brochures reporting any information on the risk of infection were analyzed. Most brochures did not include literature citations and only few brochures gave a risk description, predominantly verbally, which usually leads to an overestimation of the actual risk. Advertisement was present in 22% of the brochures. CONCLUSION: German nutrition brochures for pregnant women should be adapted to comply with evidence-based patient information (EBPI) criteria for achieving a better quality of the disseminated information. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The findings highlight the need of high quality nutrition brochures for pregnant women, which are relevant not only for pregnant women, but also to those responsible for creating brochures, and to physicians in charge of patient information.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate nutrition brochures for pregnant women in Germany based on evidence-based patient information (EBPI) criteria. METHODS: Nutrition brochures for pregnant women in Germany were collected. Brochures addressing the risk of salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis or listeriosis were analyzed by two researchers independently. RESULTS: Fifty brochures reporting any information on the risk of infection were analyzed. Most brochures did not include literature citations and only few brochures gave a risk description, predominantly verbally, which usually leads to an overestimation of the actual risk. Advertisement was present in 22% of the brochures. CONCLUSION: German nutrition brochures for pregnant women should be adapted to comply with evidence-based patient information (EBPI) criteria for achieving a better quality of the disseminated information. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: The findings highlight the need of high quality nutrition brochures for pregnant women, which are relevant not only for pregnant women, but also to those responsible for creating brochures, and to physicians in charge of patient information.
Authors: Julia Lühnen; Birte Berger-Höger; Burkhard Haastert; Jana Hinneburg; Jürgen Kasper; Anke Steckelberg Journal: Trials Date: 2020-05-25 Impact factor: 2.279
Authors: Jürgen Kasper; Julia Lühnen; Jana Hinneburg; Andrea Siebenhofer; Nicole Posch; Birte Berger-Höger; Alexander Grafe; Jan Keppler; A Steckelberg Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2020-11-03 Impact factor: 2.692