Table 4 Dissemination strategies in the included records (n = 68; nreview = 53, nreview protocol = 15))
From: Dissemination of knowledge from Cochrane Public Health reviews: a bibliographic study
Variables | Records (n = 68) | |
|---|---|---|
n | % | |
Dissemination plan included in the record | % of 68 | |
 Yes | 3 | 4.4 |
 No | 65 | 95.6 |
Dissemination via plain language summary (PLS) | ||
 Yes (review) | 53 | 100.0 |
 Yes (review protocol) | 0 | 0.0 |
Plain language summary (PLS) | ||
 Open-access | 53 | 100.0 |
 Translated from English to at least one other language (total of 3–13 languages) | 53 | 100.0 |
Translation language | ||
 German | 53 | 100.0 |
 Spanish | 53 | 100.0 |
Dissemination via other strategies: review information on Cochrane Public Health or other Cochrane websites | Â | % of 53Â / % of 15 |
 Yes (review) | 41 | 77.4 |
 Yes (review protocol) | 0 |  0.0 |
Review information on Cochrane Public Health or other Cochrane websites | % of 41 | |
 Cochrane clinical answer | 28 | 68.3 |
 Special collection | 15 | 36.6 |
 Guideline | 14 | 34.1 |
 Podcast | 13 | 31.7 |
 Editorial | 2 | 4.9 |
Dissemination via other strategies: cochrane news or blogs | % of 53Â / % of 15 | |
 Yes (review) | 19 | 35.8 |
 Yes (review protocol) | 0 |  0.0 |