• Critical thinking about treatment effects in Eastern Africa: development and Rasch analysis of an assessment tool 

      Dahlgren, Astrid; Semakula, Daniel; Chesire, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Nakyejwe, Esther; Nsangi, Allen; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Ochieng, Marlyn A.; Oxman, Andrew David; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Every day we are faced with different treatment claims, in the news, in social media, and by our family and friends. Some of these claims are true, but many are unsubstantiated. Without being supported by ...
    • Development of a complex intervention to improve health literacy skills 

      Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid; Danielsen, Stein Ove; Opheim, Elin; Bjørndal, Arild; Reinar, Liv Merete; Flottorp, Signe; Oxman, Andrew David; Helseth, Sølvi (Health Information & Libraries Journal;30(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-31)
      Background Providing insight into the developmental processes involved in building interventions is an important way to ensure methodological transparency and inform future research efforts. The objective of this study ...
    • Effects of the informed health choices secondary school intervention after 1 year: a prospective meta-analysis using individual participant data 

      Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Rose, Christopher James; Nsangi, Allen; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Dahlgren, Astrid; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Venkateswaran, Mahima; Papadopoulou, Eleni; Oxman, Andrew David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Critical thinking about health choices is essential to avoid being misled by unreliable information and to use reliable information appropriately. The aim of this prospective meta-analysis was to synthesize the ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Learning to think critically about health using digital technology in Ugandan lower secondary schools: A contextual analysis 

      Ssenyonga, Ronald; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Mugagga, Solomon Kevin; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chesire, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Oxman, Matt; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Lewin, Simon; Kaseje, Margaret; Oxman, Andrew David; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen (PLOS ONE;2022, 17 (2), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-02)
      Introduction: The world is awash with claims about the effects of health interventions. Many of these claims are untrustworthy because the bases are unreliable. Acting on unreliable claims can lead to waste of resources ...
    • Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Kenya: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Chesire, Faith; Oxman, Andrew David; Kaseje, Margaret; Gisore, Violet; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Munthe-Kaas, Heather Eileen Menzies; Holst, Christine; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Lewin, Simon Arnold (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: We evaluated the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention to help students in Kenya think critically about health choices. We conducted this process evaluation to explore if the intervention was ...
    • Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Rwanda: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Mugisha, Michael; Oxman, Andrew David; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Uwitonze, Anne Marie; Claudine Simbi, Clarisse Marie; Chesire, Faith; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson K.; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Lewin, Simon Arnold (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: We evaluated the Informed Health Choices secondary school intervention in a cluster randomized trial in Rwanda. The intervention was effective in helping students to think critically about health. In parallel ...
    • Process Evaluation of Teaching Critical Thinking About Health Using the Informed Health Choices Intervention in Uganda: A Mixed Methods Study 

      Ssenyonga, Ronald; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Nakyejwe, Esther; Chelagat, Faith; Mugisha, Michael; Oxman, Matthew Prescott; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Oxman, Andrew David; Munthe-Kaas, Heather Eileen Menzies; Holst, Christine; Kaseje, Margaret; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Sewankambo, Nelson (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Introduction: We designed the Informed Health Choices (IHC) secondary school intervention and evaluated whether it improves students’ ability to assess the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects in Uganda. We ...
    • Quality of information in news media reports about the effects of health interventions: Systematic review and meta-analyses 

      Oxman, Matt; Perez-Gaxiola, Giordano; Alsaid, Dima; Qasim, Anila; Rose, Christopher James; Bischoff, Karin; Oxman, Andrew David (F1000Research;10:433, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-01)
      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-analysis of their results. We aimed to fill this ...
    • Teaching critical thinking about health information and choices in secondary schools: human-centred design of digital resources 

      Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Moberg, Jenny Olivia Jenkins; Chesire, Faith Chelagat; Mugisha, Michael; Ssenyonga, Ronald; Ochieng, Marlyn A; Simbi, Clarisse Marie Claudine; Nakyejwe, Esther; Ngatia, Benson; Rada, Gabriel; Vásquez-Laval, Juan; Garrido, José Damián; Baguma, Grace; Kuloba, Sam; Sebukyu, Edward; Kabanda, Richard; Mwenyango, Irene; Muzaale, Tonny; Nandi, Pamela; Njue, Jane; Oyuga, Cyril; Rutiyomba, Florian; Rugengamanzi, Felecien; Murungi, Joan; Nsangi, Allen; Semakula, Daniel; Kaseje, Margaret; Sewankambo, Nelson; Nyirazinyoye, Laetitia; Lewin, Simon Arnold; Oxman, Andrew David; Oxman, Matthew Prescott (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background Learning to thinking critically about health information and choices can protect people from unnecessary suffering, harm, and resource waste. Earlier work revealed that children can learn these skills, but ...
    • 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 ...