Patient Resources
Our team have developed a number of patient resources. Below you will find:
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Patient decision aids for different medical conditions
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Interactive tool about non-specific back pain treatment options
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Development of the Reporting Infographics and Visual Abstracts of Comparative studies (RIVA-C) checklist and guide
Patient decision aids
Patient decision aids help you to understand and discuss your treatment options with a health professional, such as making a decision between surgery and non-surgical management.
This interactive tool helps you to explore the evidence around select treatment options for non-specific low back pain, as evaluated in a review led by Dr Caitlin Jones.
Reporting Infographics and Visual Abstracts of Comparative studies (RIVA-C) checklist
People often use infographics are a substitute for reading the full-text. Whilst this saves time, it is a concern as most infographics do not present enough information to understand research appropriately. This has implications in guiding good health decisions.
Led by A/Prof Joshua Zadro, members of our team and collaborators developed the RIVA-C Checklist and guide to facilitate the creation of clear, transparent and sufficiently detailed infographics that summarise comparative studies of health and medical interventions. You can read about the development here.