Dissemination of Evidence by Cochrane Public Health Europe in German-Speaking Countries: An Online Stakeholder Survey

To investigate the reach and impact of "Infomails", email summaries of Cochrane reviews in German, regularly disseminated by Cochrane Public Health Europe (CPHE) to stakeholders in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. We analysed email campaign reports from 15 Infomails delivered until Novemb...

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Published in:International journal of public health 2022-12, Vol.67, p.1605265-1605265
Main Authors: Griebler, Ursula, Kien, Christina, De Santis, Karina K, Stratil, Jan, Borchard, Annegret, Heise, Thomas L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cochrane reviews
dissemination
Europe
evidence use
Germany
Humans
knowledge translation
Public Health
Public Health Archive
Surveys and Questionnaires
Switzerland
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Summary:To investigate the reach and impact of "Infomails", email summaries of Cochrane reviews in German, regularly disseminated by Cochrane Public Health Europe (CPHE) to stakeholders in Austria, Germany and Switzerland. We analysed email campaign reports from 15 Infomails delivered until November 2020. Furthermore, we invited all previous Infomail recipients to participate in an online survey on the impact and perceptions regarding our Infomails in November 2020. We analysed the results using descriptive statistics. The Infomails' open rate ranged from 10.9% to 39.3% (median 26.0%), and the median click rate on the embedded links was 28.0% (range 8.6-53.8%), highest for nutrition and prevention topics. Out of 1259 recipients, 267 (21.2%) completed our survey. Infomails were most used in discussions, writing reports or statements, for policy or strategy development or programme or guideline development. Persons who remembered receiving Infomails rated them as useful, comprehensible or informative. Infomails summarising recent Cochrane reviews were considered useful for the daily work of public health stakeholders in German-speaking countries. Regular targeted messaging may increase the perceived usefulness.
ISSN:1661-8564
1661-8556
1661-8564
DOI:10.3389/ijph.2022.1605265