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No difference in knowledge obtained from infographic or plain language summary of a Cochrane systematic review: three randomized controlled trials Open
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.
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Easy Language – Plain Language – Easy Language Plus : Balancing Comprehensibility and Acceptability Open
This book shows how accessible communication, and especially easy-to-understand languages, should be designed in order to become instruments of inclusion. It examines two well-established easy-to-understand varieties: Easy Language and Pla…
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Language Matters: Considering Microaggressions in Science Open
Language matters and can have profound effects on individuals’ sense of belonging, self-efficacy, and science identity. This article explores identifying and addressing microaggressions in the everyday language of scientific environments t…
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Extracting structured information from unstructured histopathology reports using generative pre‐trained transformer 4 ( <span>GPT</span> ‐4) Open
Deep learning applied to whole‐slide histopathology images (WSIs) has the potential to enhance precision oncology and alleviate the workload of experts. However, developing these models necessitates large amounts of data with ground truth …
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Plain language communication as a priority competency for medical professionals in a globalized world Open
This brief report aims to highlight the impact of globalization – the international movement of goods, people, and ideas – on patient-provider communication in medical training and practice, and how the implementation of plain language com…
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Video abstracts and plain language summaries are more effective than graphical abstracts and published abstracts Open
Participants (n = 538) were randomly assigned to one of the summary types. The response of adults with science, science-related, and non-science careers were slightly different, but they show similar trends. All groups performed well on a …
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Health Literacy: Cancer Prevention Strategies for Early Adults Open
Health literacy, the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand health information and services needed to make health decisions, is an essential element for early adults (aged 18-44 years) to make info…
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What, how, when and who of trial results summaries for trial participants: stakeholder-informed guidance from the RECAP project Open
Objective To generate stakeholder informed evidence to support recommendations for trialists to implement the dissemination of results summaries to participants. Design A multiphase mixed-methods triangulation design involving Q-methodolog…
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ChatGPT—A promising generative AI tool and its implications for cancer care Open
Plain Language Summary Since its launch, ChatGPT has taken the internet by storm and has the potential to be used broadly in the health care system, particularly in a setting such as medical oncology. ChatGPT is well suited to review and e…
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Can GPT-3 Perform Statutory Reasoning? Open
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Patient Perception of Plain-Language Medical Notes Generated Using Artificial Intelligence Software: Pilot Mixed-Methods Study Open
Background Clinicians’ time with patients has become increasingly limited due to regulatory burden, documentation and billing, administrative responsibilities, and market forces. These factors limit clinicians’ time to deliver thorough exp…
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Randomized controlled trial of plain English and visual abstracts for disseminating surgical research via social media Open
Background Patients are increasingly taking an active role in the design and delivery of surgical research. Public communication of results should also be encouraged, but this is often limited to non-expert commentary. This study assessed …
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Straight From the Scientist’s Mouth—Plain Language Summaries Promote Laypeople’s Comprehension and Knowledge Acquisition When Reading About Individual Research Findings in Psychology Open
Easily comprehensible summaries of scholarly articles that are provided alongside ‘ordinary’ scientific abstracts, so-called plain language summaries, can be a powerful tool for communicating research findings to a wider audience. Using an…
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Aligning Large Language Models with Human: A Survey Open
Large Language Models (LLMs) trained on extensive textual corpora have emerged as leading solutions for a broad array of Natural Language Processing (NLP) tasks. Despite their notable performance, these models are prone to certain limitati…
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Lessons Learned from Developing Plain Language Summaries of Research Studies Open
Background: Plain language translation may facilitate the public's ability to understand and use results of scientific research. Brief description of activity: This article describes the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute's (PCOR…
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Lay Summaries of Clinical Study Results: An Overview Open
The European Union Clinical Trials Regulation (EU CTR) 536/2014 includes a requirement for the submission of lay summaries. Study participants, advocacy groups, and, to a lesser extent, the general public have called for greater transparen…
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Open Pharma recommendations for plain language summaries of peer-reviewed medical journal publications Open
Plain language summaries of peer-reviewed medical journal publications are a means of sharing research with a broad range of audiences and may improve the transparency, accountability, accessibility, discoverability, and inclusivity of med…
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Reinventing The Wheel Of Medical Evidence: How The Boot Camp Translation Process Is Making Gains Open
Medical guidelines use language and concepts that are not understood by many patients, which makes it difficult for patients to choose the best treatment. The High Plains Research Network's Community Advisory Council, made up of farmers, t…
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<span>Paper Plain</span> : Making Medical Research Papers Approachable to Healthcare Consumers with Natural Language Processing Open
When seeking information not covered in patient-friendly documents, healthcare consumers may turn to the research literature. Reading medical papers, however, can be a challenging experience. To improve access to medical papers, we explore…
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AI for crop production – Where can large language models (LLMs) provide substantial value? Open
Since the launch of the "Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3.5", ChatGPT by Open, artificial intelligence (AI) has been a main discussion topic in public. Especially large language models (LLM), so called "intelligent" chatbots, and the p…
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Optimizing Readability and Format of Plain Language Summaries for Medical Research Articles: Cross-sectional Survey Study Open
Background Plain language summaries (PLSs) are intended to provide readers with a clear, nontechnical, and easily understandable overview of medical and scientific literature; however, audience preferences for specific PLS formats have yet…
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Readability Formulas and User Perceptions of Electronic Health Records Difficulty: A Corpus Study Open
Our findings suggested that the readability formulas' predictions did not align with perceived difficulty in either text genre. The widely used readability formulas were highly correlated with each other but did not show adequate correlati…
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Barriers and Facilitators to Promoting Oral Health Literacy and Patient Communication among Dental Providers in California Open
Studies demonstrate that dental providers value effective provider-patient communication but use few recommended communication techniques. This study explored perspectives of California dental providers and oral health literacy experts in …
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Trial lay summaries were not fit for purpose Open
The lay summary is a key document for disseminating trial results to a broad population who may not necessarily have the medical or technical jargon to read a trial report. Its importance cannot be overstated. Assessing readability in conj…
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Scientific abstracts and plain language summaries in psychology: A comparison based on readability indices Open
Findings from psychological research are usually difficult to interpret for non-experts. Yet, non-experts resort to psychological findings to inform their decisions (e.g., whether to seek a psychotherapeutic treatment or not). Thus, the co…
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Where <i>are</i> biomedical research plain‐language summaries? Open
Background and Aims Plain‐language summaries (PLS) are being heralded as a tool to improve communication of scientific research to lay audiences and time‐poor or nonspecialist healthcare professionals. However, this relies on PLS being int…
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What Author Instructions Do Health Journals Provide for Writing Plain Language Summaries? A Scoping Review Open
The development of consistent author instructions could enhance the effectiveness and use of PLSs. Such instructions should be developed with consumers to ensure they met the needs of a lay non-expert audience.
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Cochrane plain language summaries are highly heterogeneous with low adherence to the standards Open
Cochrane plain language summaries are highly heterogeneous with a low adherence to the PLEACS standards. Therefore, there is much room for improving the content and consistency of the PLS. A standardization of PLSs is necessary to ensure d…
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Plain language summaries of publications of company-sponsored medical research: what key questions do we need to address? Open
We aimed to gather multi-stakeholder insights on key issues relating to plain language summaries (PLS) of company-sponsored medical research to inform future industry recognized guidelines. We identified diverse stakeholders based on exper…
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Plain Language Summary on The European Union One Health 2022 Zoonoses Report Open
This publication is linked to the following EFSA Journal article: https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8442.