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Key concepts that people need to understand to assess claims about treatment effects
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people confronted claims effects treatments health policies daily objective develop list concepts may important people understand assessing claims treatment effectsan initial list concepts generated project team identifying key concepts literature tools written general public journalists health professionals consideration concepts related assessing certainty evidence treatment effects invited key researchers journalists teachers others expertise health literacy teaching communicating evidencebased health care patients act projects advisory grouptwentynine members advisory group provided feedback list concepts judged list sufficiently complete organised appropriately list includes 32 concepts divided six groups recognising need systematic reviews fair tests ii judging whether comparison treatments fair comparison iii understanding role chance iv considering relevant fair comparisons v understanding results fair comparisons treatments vi judging whether fair comparisons treatments relevantthe concept list provides starting point developing evaluating resources improve peoples ability assess treatment effects concepts considered universally relevant include considerations help people assess claims effects treatments including claims found mass media reports advertisements personal communication