Systematic review (SR) and meta-analysis, as the highest level of evidence-based medicine, are an indispensable part of guiding medical staff to make medical decisions. At the same time, the status of patients as shared decision-making is rising. At present, the results of SR and meta-analysis are mainly presented in the form of effect (relative risk or mean difference) and forest plot. The expression is not intuitive or professional. The process of evidence-based evidence guiding clinical decision-making lags behind, which cannot meet the needs of rapid decision-making. With the continuous progress in artificial intelligence and big data analysis tools, researchers have attempted to introduce visual presentations to improve the timeliness of clinical decision-making. Through the interpretation of the outcomes of SR and meta-analysis, this paper presents different visualization results from the perspective of patients and clinical decision-makers, which not only helps the majority of people without medical background understand clinical evidence more intuitively and participate in the process of clinical decision-making, but also helps improve residents' health literacy, promotes the dissemination and sharing of knowledge, and provides references for further promoting the technology of automatic decision-making system.
Citation： BI Zhengan, HUANG Qiao, YAN Siyu, YUAN Mengqian, HE Jing, TIAN Linghui, LIU Xinyu, HE Weijie, JIN Yinghui, QIN Danmei. Interpretation and visualization of the results of systematic review and meta-analysis—the perspectives of decision makers and patients. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2024, 24(6): 715-721. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.202308057 Copy