Does audio-visual information result in improved health-related decision-making compared with audio-only or visual-only information? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Stacey, Jemaine E.; Atkin, Christopher; Henshaw, Helen; Roberts, Katherine L.; Allen, Harriet A.; Justice, Lucy V.; Badham, Stephen P.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Making health-related decisions can be difficult due to the amount and complexity of information available. Audio-visual information may improve memory for health information but whether audio-visual information can enhance health-related decisions has not been explored using quantitative methods. The objective of this systematic review is to understand how effective audio-visual information is for informing health-related decision-making compared with audio-only or visual-only information. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) will be included if they include audio-visual and either audio-only or visual-only information provision and decision-making in a health setting. Studies will be excluded if they are not reported in English. Twelve databases will be searched including: Ovid MEDLINE, PubMed and PsychINFO. The Cochrane Risk of Bias tool (V.7) will be used to assess risk of bias in included RCTs. Results will be synthesised primarily using a meta-analysis; where quantitative data are not reported, a narrative synthesis will be used. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: No ethical issues are foreseen. Data will be disseminated via academic publication and conference presentations. Findings may also be published in scientific newsletters and magazines. This review is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42021255725.

Citation

Stacey, J. E., Atkin, C., Henshaw, H., Roberts, K. L., Allen, H. A., Justice, L. V., & Badham, S. P. (2022). Does audio-visual information result in improved health-related decision-making compared with audio-only or visual-only information? Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open, 12(4), Article e059599. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059599

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 11, 2022
• Online Publication Date: Apr 29, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-04
• Deposit Date: May 23, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: May 24, 2022
• Journal: BMJ open
• Electronic ISSN: 2044-6055
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 4
• Article Number: e059599
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059599
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/8138595
• Publisher URL: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/4/e059599