Quality in the Creation of Poster Communications
Section: TEACHING TO LEARN
Authors
María Concepción Moreno Calvete
Position
Enfermera de la Red de Salud Mental de Bizkaia.
Contact email: kontxi.moreno@gmail.com
Abstract
Introduction: Once the research process is finished, the next step is to communicate the findings to other professionals. Sharing a research study can be rewarding but it can be compromised when its development or dissemination are not carried out properly. Presenting a poster at a scientific meeting may seem like the easiest choice, but it is not, its main advantage is the shorter duration of the exposition compared to an oral communication, but the poster format demands adjusting a scientific work to a particular structure, a limited content and a proper design.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of the structure, content and design of 459 oral poster type presentations presented at a scientific nursing meeting held in 2010.
Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study for 4 months; the selection of the posters was by fulfilling the inclusion criteria and not meeting the exclusion criteria. It was considered necessary to create a checklist that would easily evaluate the quality of the structure and content of the poster. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0.
Results: The evaluation of the quality of the posters, 17.1% (n = 79) received a score of 14, (excellent quality). 45.5% (n = 209) achieved between 12-13 points, (good quality). 22.1% (n = 101) obtained a score of 7-11, (medium quality). 15.3% (n = 70) was of poor quality because they got a score <6 or it did not include some of the sections of the structure and content of the poster.
Conclusions: Over half of the posters presented at the congress of nursing held in 2010 had a good to excellent quality, indicating that there are many nurses who have sufficient knowledge about the development of posters.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of the structure, content and design of 459 oral poster type presentations presented at a scientific nursing meeting held in 2010.
Method: We conducted a cross-sectional study for 4 months; the selection of the posters was by fulfilling the inclusion criteria and not meeting the exclusion criteria. It was considered necessary to create a checklist that would easily evaluate the quality of the structure and content of the poster. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0.
Results: The evaluation of the quality of the posters, 17.1% (n = 79) received a score of 14, (excellent quality). 45.5% (n = 209) achieved between 12-13 points, (good quality). 22.1% (n = 101) obtained a score of 7-11, (medium quality). 15.3% (n = 70) was of poor quality because they got a score <6 or it did not include some of the sections of the structure and content of the poster.
Conclusions: Over half of the posters presented at the congress of nursing held in 2010 had a good to excellent quality, indicating that there are many nurses who have sufficient knowledge about the development of posters.
Keywords:
communication; posterrequirements
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