perception of different types of qualitative uncertainty in health information
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: A: Health information with high quality of evidence/no uncertainty ("proven" effect)
Group 2: B: Health information with reduced certainty in evidence ("indication of effect")
Group 3: B1: He
Sponsors
Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Minimal age 18 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of sufficient German to read texts and answer questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perception of treatment effectiveness measured with one item on an ordinal scale (“How do you judge the effectiveness of Oroxil ?”) with five possible answers: (1) It is proven that Oroxil can help. (2) Oroxil may possibly help. (3) It is unclear, whether Oroxil helps. (4) Oroxil may not help. (5) Oroxil definitely does not help. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Subjective certainty in the judgement of treatment effectiveness (regarding the primary endpoint) 2. Perception of the body of evidence 3. Text quality 4. Hypothetical treatment decision | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactRoland Büchter
Institut für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG)
Outcome results
None listed