Processes for Developing Plain Language Versions of Guidelines Recommendations: A Scoping Review

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14110%2F25%3A00144748" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14110/25:00144748 - isvavai.cz</a>

Result on the web

<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.70256" target="_blank" >https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jep.70256</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jep.70256" target="_blank" >10.1111/jep.70256</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Processes for Developing Plain Language Versions of Guidelines Recommendations: A Scoping Review

Original language description

Rationale Plain language recommendations (PLRs) offer clear and understandable statements based on trustworthy guidelines. Objective We aimed to synthesise methodological evidence for developing PLRs in the health care context. Methods We followed the JBI methodology for scoping review development and the PRISMA-ScR guidelines for scoping review reporting. PLRs in the context of health care guidelines or patient versions of guidelines were included. A systematic search was run in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Ovid), and the repositories of guideline developers until November 2023. Due to the researchs longitudinal nature, the search was updated in May 2025 to verify findings gathered so far. Reviewers extracted data independently and synthesised evidence narratively. Results In total, 2512 citations and 66 repositories of guideline developers were screened. Nine articles from databases and eight documents representing seven sources of evidence from guideline developers' repositories were included in the final synthesis. Information about PLRs, their development, and methodology were summarised. Various infographics are used when creating PLRs. The target groups of PLRs are, e.g. patients, policymakers, the public, and healthcare providers. The patients could be involved in creating PLRs. The developers can draw from the GIN Public Toolkit, RIGHT-PVG checklist or DISCERN. Although these methodologies generally cover the development of knowledge translation tools and patients' version of guidelines (PVGs). Numerous tools can be used to translate scientific language and to formulate PLRs. Conclusion We propose policy support for the conduct and implementation of PLRs for healthcare guidelines drawn from available evidence-based resources identified by our review. It is desirable to report approaches for communicating recommendations from healthcare guidelines and verify the actionability and understandability of these formats.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

30304 - Public and environmental health

Project

<a href="/en/project/NU23-09-00328" target="_blank" >NU23-09-00328: Methodology of creating plain language recommendations for knowledge translation to support evidence-based decision-making in healthcare in the Czech Republic</a><br>

Continuities

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

JOURNAL OF EVALUATION IN CLINICAL PRACTICE

ISSN

1356-1294

e-ISSN

1365-2753

Volume of the periodical

31

Issue of the periodical within the volume

6

Country of publishing house

US - UNITED STATES

Number of pages

18

Pages from-to

1-18

UT code for WoS article

001585890700015

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-105015000710