Table 2 Chapters and Content of the Evidence-Based Patient Information Brochure on Risk of Accidental Falls.
Chapter (length) | Content | Presentation | Fulfilment of EBPI categories [2] |
|---|---|---|---|
One (6 pages) | Introduction | Narrative | Meta-information (e.g.: information about the authors, sponsoring or financial support, global aim of the publication, sources of information used, publication date), development process |
Two (6 pages) | Definition of falls, fall prevalence in different groups (age, gender) | Narrative, bar chart, tables, line graphs, summary | Presentation of numerical data, diagrams, graphics and charts, patient narratives, layout, language |
Three (13 pages) | Identifying the individual risk of falling | Narrative, case story, individual risk of falling table with confidence intervals, nomogram, summary | Presentation of numerical data, verbal presentation of risk, diagrams, graphics and charts, patient narratives, layout, language |
Four (17 pages) | Fall preventive interventions | Narrative, case story, drawings, pictograph, table displaying the number need to treat (NNT), summary | Content of information, quality of evidence, patient-oriented outcome measures, presentation of numerical data, verbal presentation of risk, diagrams, graphics and charts, loss and gain framing, pictures and drawings, patient narratives, layout, language |
Five (1 page) | Final remarks, offering the opportunity to give feedback, referral to the following chapters | Narrative | Not addressed by EBPI categories |
Six (3 pages) | Further literature and contact persons | Narrative | Meta-information |
Seven (5 pages) | Glossary | Narrative | Language |
Eight (3 pages) | References | Narrative | Meta-information |