Background:

In 2019, Cochrane introduced a Dissemination Checklist and Guidance for disseminating findings from Cochrane intervention reviews. At Cochrane UK we share Cochrane evidence in a variety of ways, including in blogs and blogshots (a way of sharing the key messages from a Cochrane Review in a single image).


Objectives:

- To raise awareness of the Cochrane Dissemination Checklist and Guidance
- To share examples of how the Checklist can be applied in practice for better dissemination of Cochrane evidence
- To raise awareness of Cochrane UK's resources based on the Dissemination Checklist

Implications and impact on our practice:

As a result of the introduction of the Checklist, at Cochrane UK we have made changes to our dissemination products. Whilst we find it useful to use the Dissemination Checklist in its entirety, we have found that there are particular items which have especially influenced the way we share evidence.

We have also developed new guidance based on the Checklist, including 1) guidance for bloggers; 2) guidance for people in Cochrane creating blogshots; and 3) guidance for choosing images to share alongside Cochrane evidence. We hope that these resources, which are available for use by others in Cochrane, will improve the global efforts in sharing Cochrane evidence with a variety of stakeholders.


Patient or healthcare consumer involvement:

Cochrane UK will involve consumers in the development of the Images Checklist. Prior to beginning work on the Checklist, Cochrane UK along with Cochrane Common Mental Disorders sought feedback from the public and from people with lived experience of mental health problems about appropriate image use when illustrating mental health topics. The Checklist draws on this feedback.

Additionally, having new guidance for bloggers has improved our ability to work with, and support, our guest bloggers including healthcare consumers.