Young James, Bridgeman Mary Barna, Hermes-DeSantis Evelyn R
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States.
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States.
Curr Pharm Teach Learn. 2019 Feb;11(2):204-210. doi: 10.1016/j.cptl.2018.11.011. Epub 2018 Nov 22.
Scientific poster content and delivery methodology have evolved in recent years. The objective of this observational cross-sectional survey-based study was to evaluate pharmacists' preferences of two different scientific poster formats conducted at a conference in May 2017. Two posters on the same topic were developed and presented utilizing different formatting; one in the traditional, text-based format and the other in an infographic-based format. Study participants (n = 61) included 23 (38%) preceptors and 37 (61%) residents. Preceptors and residents scored clarity and comprehensibility similarly for both poster formats respectively, but rated aesthetic appeal higher for the infographic format. Both groups found more detailed information to be missing from the infographic poster format. Overall, residents did not prefer one poster format to another, while preceptors overwhelmingly preferred the infographic poster format over the traditional poster format.
Several key confounders limit the interpretations of the study results. These confounders include lack of large and well-distributed sample size, inability to control for the effect of preference on comprehension scores, and differences between resident and preceptor experience that may ultimately influence preferences and results.
In repeating this study, investigators should consider capturing a national and larger sample size to increase applicability of results, design questions to assess comprehension, and collect participant baseline characteristics.
Variations in preferences and perceptions for optimal scientific poster content and design among pharmacists exist. The findings of this study suggest infographic poster formats are more aesthetically appealing, but demonstrate similar clarity and comprehensibility as a traditional poster format.
近年来，科学海报的内容和展示方法不断演变。这项基于观察性横断面调查的研究旨在评估药剂师对2017年5月一次会议上采用的两种不同科学海报格式的偏好。针对同一主题制作了两张海报，并采用不同的格式进行展示；一张采用传统的基于文本的格式，另一张采用基于信息图表的格式。研究参与者（n = 61）包括23名（38%）带教老师和37名（61%）住院医师。带教老师和住院医师对两种海报格式的清晰度和可理解性评分相近，但对信息图表格式的美学吸引力评分更高。两组都发现信息图表格式的海报缺少更详细的信息。总体而言，住院医师对两种海报格式没有明显偏好，而带教老师绝大多数更喜欢信息图表格式的海报，而非传统海报格式。
几个关键的混杂因素限制了对研究结果的解读。这些混杂因素包括样本量小且分布不均、无法控制偏好对理解分数的影响，以及住院医师和带教老师经验的差异，这些差异最终可能影响偏好和结果。
在重复这项研究时，研究人员应考虑获取全国范围且更大的样本量，以提高结果的适用性，设计问题以评估理解情况，并收集参与者的基线特征。
药剂师对最佳科学海报内容和设计的偏好及认知存在差异。本研究结果表明，信息图表格式的海报在美学上更具吸引力，但在清晰度和可理解性方面与传统海报格式相似。
