Do infographics 'spin' the findings of health and medical research?

Ryan D Muller Giovanni E FerreiraGeronimo BejaranoAndrew R GambleJames KirkJames SindoneJoshua Robert Zadro

Published in: BMJ evidence-based medicine (2024)

Nearly one-third of infographics spin the findings of RCTs with non-significant results for a primary outcome, but the prevalence of spin is not higher than in abstracts and full texts. Given the increasing popularity of infographics to disseminate research findings, there is an urgent need to improve the reporting of research in infographics.

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