title: Analysis of German nutrition brochures for pregnant women with evidence-based patient information criteria.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate nutrition brochures for pregnant women in Germany based on evidence-based patient information (EBPI) criteria.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nutrition brochures for pregnant women in Germany were collected. Brochures addressing the risk of salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis or listeriosis were analyzed by two researchers independently.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifty brochures reporting any information on the risk of infection were analyzed. Most brochures did not include literature citations and only few brochures gave a risk description, predominantly verbally, which usually leads to an overestimation of the actual risk. Advertisement was present in 22% of the brochures.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  German nutrition brochures for pregnant women should be adapted to comply with evidence-based patient information (EBPI) criteria for achieving a better quality of the disseminated information.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The findings highlight the need of high quality nutrition brochures for pregnant women, which are relevant not only for pregnant women, but also to those responsible for creating brochures, and to physicians in charge of patient information.
authors.affiliation: German Cochrane Centre Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany. Electronic address: kuellenberg@cochrane.de.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Küllenberg de Gaudry
authors.affiliation: University of Applied Sciences, Fulda, Germany.
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Grede
authors.affiliation: Center for Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Edith
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Motschall
authors.affiliation: German Cochrane Centre Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Sabine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lins
mesh_terms: D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education*; D010174:Pamphlets; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D037841:Pregnant People
keywords: Brochure; Evidence-based patient information (EBPI); Listeriosis; Nutrition; Pregnancy; Risk communication; Salmonellosis; Toxoplasmosis