A national survey reveals public skepticism about research-based treatment guidelines

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1882-1884

  Gerber, Alan S ^a   Patashnik, Eric M ^b   Doherty, David ^a   Dowling, Conor ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952115782     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2010.0185     Document Type: Article

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2. Additional details about the YouGov/ Polimetrix methodology are available in Gerber AS, Patashnik EM, Doherty D, Dowling C. The public wants information, not board mandates, from comparative effectiveness research. Health Aff (Millwood). 2010;29(10):1872-81.
3. On average, we found that people were 5.2 percentage points more likely to find the arguments in favor of treatment guidelines to be somewhat or very convincing when the block of arguments against was presented first. The order of the blocks did not affect evaluations of the arguments against treatment guidelines.
4. To access the Technical Appendix, click on the Technical Appendix link in the box to the right of the article online.
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