Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Author "Lewin, Simon Arnold"
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The effects of public health and social measures (PHSM) implemented during the COVID‐19 pandemic: An overview of systematic reviews
Fadlallah, Racha; El-Jardali, Fadi; Karroum, Lama Bou; Kalach, Nour; Hoteit, Reem; Aoun, Andrew; Al‐Hakim, Lara; Verdugo‐Paiva, Francisca; Rada, Gabriel; Fretheim, Atle; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Ludolph, Ramona; Akl, Elie A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: To systematically review the effectiveness and unintended health and socioeconomic consequences of public health and social measures (PHSM) aimed at reducing the scale and risk of transmission of coronavirus ... -
Effects of the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention: A prospective meta-analysis
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 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 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 ... -
Healthcare workers’ perceptions and experiences of communicating with people over 50 years of age about vaccination: A qualitative evidence synthesis
Glenton, Claire; Carlsen, Benedicte; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Wennekes, Manuela Dominique; Askeland Winje, Brita; Eilers, Renske (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Infectious diseases are a major cause of illness and death among older adults. Vaccines can prevent infectious diseases, including against seasonal influenza, pneumococcal diseases, herpes zoster and COVID‐19. However, the ... -
Informed Health Choices media intervention for improving people’s ability to critically appraise the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects: a mixed-methods process evaluation of a randomised trial in Uganda
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 (BMJ Open;Volume 9, Issue 12, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-29)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. Objectives We conducted this ... -
Teaching critical thinking about health using digital technology in lower secondary schools in Rwanda: A qualitative context analysis
Mugisha, Michael; Uwitonze, Anne-Marie; Chesire, Faith; Senyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matt; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Kaseje, Margaret; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Sewankambo, Nelson; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Oxman, Andrew David; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen (PLOS ONE;16(3): e0248773, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-22)Introduction: Adolescents encounter misleading claims about health interventions that can affect their health. Young people need to develop critical thinking skills to enable them to verify health claims and make informed ... -
Use of the informed health choices educational intervention to improve secondary students’ ability to think critically about health interventions in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial
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 (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Aim:: The aim was to evaluate the effect of the Informed Health Choices (IHC) educa- tional intervention on secondary students’ ability to assess health-related claims and make informed choices. Methods:: In a ...