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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Commun Healthc. 2022 Dec 5;16(3):260–267. doi: 10.1080/17538068.2022.2150236

Table 1:

Characteristics of Studies Assessing Prescribers’ Perceptions of Data Displays (N=15)

Characteristic Number of Studies (%) Author
Population a
 Physicians (MDs, DOs) 13 (87%) Baicus et al., 2017; Brundage et al., 2011; Elting and Bodey, 1991; Elting et al., 1999; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2016; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020; Kujipers et al., 2016; Mazur and Hickam, 1993; Moynihan et al., 2018; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017; Raina et al., 2005; Snyder et al., 2017; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019
 Other healthcare providers (NPs, PAs) 3 (20%) Elting and Bodey, 1991; Kujipers et al., 2016, Snyder et al., 2017;
 Medical students/residents 3 (20%) Friederichs et al., 2014; Mazur and Hickam, 1993; Windish et al., 2007
Type of data in display a
 Risk of disease/adverse effects 3 (20%) Baicus et al., 2017; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2016; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020;
 Health-related quality of life/PROs 3 (20%) Brundage et al., 2011; Kujipers et al., 2016; Snyder et al., 2017;
 Mortality/survival 3 (20%) Elting and Bodey, 1991; Mazur and Hickam, 1993; Windish et al., 2007
 Treatment benefit/effectiveness 2 (13%) Elting et al., 1999; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019
 Changes over time/presentation of multiple time periods 2 (13%) Baicus et al., 2017; Brundage et al., 2011
 Disease or infection rates 2 (13%) Elting and Bodey, 1991; Friederichs et al., 2014
 Meta-analysis outcomes 1 (7%) Raina et al., 2005
 Other (test sensitivity, unspecified clinical trial data, clinical practice feedback data) 3 (20%) Friederichs et al., 2014; Moynihan et al., 2018; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017
Data display comparisons a
 Types of visual display (e.g., bar chart, line graph, icon array, table) 6 (40%) Brundage et al., 2011; Elting and Bodey, 1991; Elting et al., 1999; Kujipers et al., 2016; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019
 Visual vs. no-visual (narrative, numbers) 4 (27%) Elting and Bodey, 1991; Friederichs et al., 2014; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2016; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020
 Display formatting or presentation (e.g., color, shading, gradient, threshold lines) 3 (20%) Kujipers et al., 2016; Snyder et al., 2017; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019
 Framing (positive vs. negative response) 1 (7%) Elting et al., 1999
 Length of time (e.g., 1-year vs. 5-year risk) 1 (7%) Baicus et al., 2017
 Additive information (e.g., single vs. multiple displays) 1 (7%) Baicus et al., 2017
 Other characteristics (varied denominators, area under curve, type of measure) 4 (27%) Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020; Hickam, 1993; Mazur and Raina et al., 2005; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017
 Not applicable 3 (20%) Brundage et al., 2011; Moynihan et al., 2018; Windish et al., 2007
Study Design a
Studies with randomization
 Between-subjects comparison 4 (27%) Baicus et al., 2017; Friederichs et al., 2014; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2016; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020
 Within-subjects comparison 4 (27%) Elting and Bodey, 1991; Mazur and Hickam, 1993; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019
 Both between- and within-subjects comparisons 3 (20%) Elting et al., 1999; Raina et al., 2005; Snyder et al., 2017
Studies without randomization
 Cross-sectional survey 2 (13%) Kujipers et al., 2016; Windish et al., 2007
 Qualitative interviews 2 (13%) Brundage et al., 2011; Moynihan et al., 2018; Snyder et al., 2017
Medical condition context
 Cancer 5 (33%) Brundage et al., 2011; Elting and Bodey, 1991; Elting et al., 1999; Kujipers et al., 2016; Snyder et al., 2017;
 Other or general 10 (67%) Baicus et al., 2017; Friederichs et al., 2014; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2016; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020; Mazur and Hickam, 1993; Moynihan et al., 2018; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017; Raina et al., 2005; Windish et al., 2007; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019
Setting
 U.S. 7 (47%) Elting and Bodey, 1991; Elting et al., 1999; Mazur and Hickam, 1993; Moynihan et al., 2018; Snyder et al., 2017; Zikmund-Fisher et al., 2019; Windish et al., 2007
 Europe 6 (40%) Baicus et al., 2017; Friederichs et al., 2014; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2016; Garcia-Retamero et al., 2020; Kujipers et al., 2016; Petit-Moneger et al., 2017
 Canada 2 (13%) Brundage et al., 2011; Raina et al., 2005
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Categories are not mutually exclusive such that more than one classification can apply within a single study; DO=Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine; NP=nurse practitioners; PA=physician assistant; PROs=patient-reported outcomes. Refer to Appendix B for details on individual studies.