Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Oxman, Andrew David"
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Aakhus, Eivind; Granlund, Ingeborg; Odegaard-Jensen, Jan; Oxman, Andrew David; Flottorp, Signe (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
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Semakula, Daniel; Nsangi, Allen; Oxman, Matthew; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid; Rosenbaum, Sarah; Kaseje, Margaret; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Fretheim, Atle; Chalmers, Iain; Oxman, Andrew David; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Claims made about the effects of treatments are very common in the media and in the population more generally. The ability of individuals to understand and assess such claims can affect their decisions and ...
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Oxman, Andrew David; Garcia, Laura Martinez (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The Informed Health Choices (IHC) Key Concepts are principles for evaluating the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects. The Key Concepts provide a framework for developing learning-resources to help ...
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Aakhus, Eivind; Oxman, Andrew David; Flottorp, Signe Agnes (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective: It is logical that tailoring implementation strategies to address identified determinants of adherence to clinical practice guidelines should improve adherence. This study aimed to identify and prioritize ...
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Semakula, Daniel; Nsangi, Allen; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid; Rosenbaum, Sarah; Morelli, Angela; Glenton, Claire; Lewin, Simon; Kaseje, Margaret; Chalmers, Iain; Fretheim, Atle; Kristoffersen, Doris Tove; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: As part of the Informed Health Choices project, we developed a podcast called The Health Choices Programme to help improve the ability of people to assess claims about the benefits and harms of treatments. We ...
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Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Oxman, Andrew David; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Rosenbaum, Sarah; Morelli, Angela; Glenton, Claire; Lewin, Simon; Kaseje, Margaret; Chalmers, Iain; Fretheim, Atle; Ding, Yunpeng; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Claims about what improves or harms our health are ubiquitous. People need to be able to assess the reliability of these claims. We aimed to evaluate an intervention designed to teach primary school children ...
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Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Kaseje, Margaret; Ochieng, Marlyn; Ngatia, Benson; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Rose, Christopher James; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Dahlgren, Astrid; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim There is an overabundance of claims about the advantages and disadvantages of health interventions. People need to be able to appraise the reliability of these claims. The aim of this two-arm cluster-randomized trial ...
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Mugisha, Michael; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine; Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Senyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Rose, Christopher James; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Dahlgren, Astrid; Kaseje, Margaret; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim The aim of this trial was to evaluate the effects of the Informed Health Choices intervention on the ability of students in Rwandan to think critically and make Informed Health Choices. Methods We conducted a ...
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Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Rose, Christopher James; Nsangi, Allen; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Oxman, Matt; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Dahlgren, Astrid; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aim The aim of this prospective meta-analysis was to synthesize the results of three cluster-randomized trials of an intervention designed to teach lower-secondary school students (age 14–16) to think critically about ...
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Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Glenton, Claire; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matt; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Dahlgren, Astrid; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Kaseje, Margaret; Rose, Christopher James; Fretheim, Atle; Sewankambo, Nelson K. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)We developed the informed health choices (IHC) primary school resources to teach children how to assess the trustworthiness of claims about the effects of treatments. We evaluated these resources in a randomised trial in ...
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Semakula, Daniel; Nsangi, Allen; Oxman, Andrew David; Glenton, Claire; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Oxman, Matt; Kaseje, Margaret; Dahlgren, Astrid; Rose, Christopher James; Fretheim, Atle; Sewankambo, Nelson (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)We developed the Informed Health Choices podcast to improve people’s ability to assess claims about the effects of treatments. We evaluated the effects of the podcast in a randomised trial.We conducted this process evaluation ...
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Key Concepts for assessing claims about treatment effects and making well-informed treatment choices Oxman, Andrew David; Chalmers, Iain; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: The Informed Health Choices (IHC) Key Concepts are standards for judgement, or principles for evaluating the trustworthiness of treatment claims and treatment comparisons (evidence) used to support claims, and ...
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Agaba, Joseph Jude; Chesire, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Nandi, Pamela; Njue, Jane; Nsangi, Allen; Nsengimana, Venuste; Oyuga, Cyril; Rutiyomba, Florian; Semakula, Daniel; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Uwimana, Innocent; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The Informed Health Choices Key Concepts are principles for thinking critically about healthcare claims and deciding what to do. The Key Concepts provide a framework for designing curricula, learning resources, ...
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Aakhus, Eivind; Granlund, Ingeborg; Odgaard-Jensen, Jan; Wensing, Michel; Oxman, Andrew David; Flottorp, Signe Agnes (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background The prevalence of depression is high and the elderly have an increased risk of developing chronic course. International data suggest that depression in the elderly is under-recognised, the latency before clinicians ...
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Aakhus, Eivind; Granlund, Ingeborg; Oxman, Andrew David; Flottorp, Signe Agnes (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)BACKGROUND: To improve adherence to evidence-based recommendations, it is logical to identify determinants of practice and tailor interventions to address these. We have previously prioritised six recommendations to improve ...
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Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Andrew David; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Oxman, Matt; Rose, Christopher James; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Kaseje, Margaret; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Dahlgren, Astrid; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson K (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Abstract Aim: The aim was to evaluate the effect of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) educational intervention on secondary students’ ability to assess health‐related claims and make informed choices. Methods: In a ...