From medical treatment to diet and lifestyle choice: how to spot unreliable health research
Citando:
"One day we’re told that coffee causes cancer, the next that it protects us from it. Does this sound familiar? We’re all bombarded by confusing and contradictory health information every day – supposedly based on scientific evidence. But most of us have a difficult time assessing the quality of this evidence, particularly if it’s online. Many people who use health information on a daily basis haven’t been trained to appraise research critically, and even those that have may struggle to maintain the skills over time.
We find this worrying, particularly given recent efforts to make research more open and accessible. To try to improve the situation, we have launched a free online tool called Understanding Health Research to help guide anybody who wants to understand a health research paper through the process of asking the right questions, so they can weigh up the evidence."
PS. RESOURCES:
- Understanding Health Research - A tool for making sense of health studies
- http://www.understandinghealthresearch.org/useful-information/ - introductions to some important concepts and skills that you may find useful when making sense of health research
