Importance Evidence-based practice (EBP) is necessary for improving the quality of health
care as well as patient outcomes. Evidence-based practice is commonly integrated into the …

Objectives We aimed to examine the declaration of interests (DOIs), management of conflict
of interest (COI), and the funders for World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. Study …

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 …

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Many claims about the effects of treatments, though well intentioned, are wrong. Indeed, they
are sometimes deliberately misleading to serve interests other than the well-being of …

Background Many studies have assessed the quality of news reports about the effects of
health interventions, but there has been no systematic review of such studies or meta …

Background Learning to thinking critically about health information and choices can protect
people from unnecessary suffering, harm, and resource waste. Earlier work revealed that …

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 …

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 …

Objectives To describe the development of the Claim Evaluation Tools, a set of flexible items
to measure people's ability to assess claims about treatment effects. Setting Methodologists …