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A new tool, Evidence Communication Rules for Policy (ECR-P), assesses scientific-based policy recommendations (SPRs) and their evidence quality. This critical appraisal tool aids systematic reviews and evidence-based policymaking.

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Area of Science:

  • Policy Analysis
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Scientific Communication

Background:

  • Scientific papers increasingly offer scientific-based policy recommendations (SPRs) to bridge science, policy, and practice.
  • Assessing the quality of SPRs is critical, particularly within systematic reviews.
  • The developed tool, ECR-P, evaluates SPRs, their evidence base, and communication effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce ECR-P (Evidence Communication Rules for Policy), a critical appraisal tool for assessing SPRs.
  • To provide a standardized and transparent method for evaluating the quality and communication of SPRs and their evidence.
  • To support systematic reviews and evidence-based policymaking.

Main Methods:

  • ECR-P is based on three quality dimensions: internal validity, external validity, and evidence communication.
  • Evidence communication encompasses evidence veracity and communication quality, guided by five rules: inform not persuade, offer balance, disclose uncertainties, state evidence quality, and pre-empt misunderstandings.
  • The tool features preliminary considerations and a domain-based structure with 25 signalling questions, leading to a domain-based judgment and an overall quality assessment.

Main Results:

  • ECR-P was developed by an interdisciplinary team and piloted with a systematic review.
  • The tool's structure includes preliminary considerations and a domain-based assessment mapping to the five evidence communication rules.
  • The assessment yields a domain-based judgment and an overall quality score.

Conclusions:

  • ECR-P offers a standardized and transparent approach to assess SPR quality and communication.
  • The tool is applicable across scientific fields and can be used within systematic reviews or as a standalone resource.
  • ECR-P can be utilized by review assessors, policymakers, researchers, peer reviewers, editors, and other stakeholders interested in evidence-based policymaking and high-quality evidence communication.