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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Volume 67, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/ijph.2022.1605265
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public health; knowledge translation; Cochrane reviews; dissemination; evidence use
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This study investigated the reach and impact of Infomails, email summaries of Cochrane reviews in German. The results showed that Infomails were widely used and considered useful for public health stakeholders.
Objectives: 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.Methods: 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.Results: 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.Conclusion: 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.
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