Do studies of interventions to improve laypeople’s critical thinking about health choices assess potential harms? A systematic review

Matt Oxman, Leila Cusack, Francisca Verdugo-Paiva, Camila Ávila, Javiera Peña, Francisco Novillo, Andrew D Oxman, Atle Fretheim, Monica Melby-Lervåg, Lena Nordheim

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108268
Published: 2026-04
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108268,
  title = {Do studies of interventions to improve laypeople’s critical thinking about health choices assess potential harms? A systematic review},
  author = {Matt Oxman and Leila Cusack and Francisca Verdugo-Paiva and Camila Ávila and Javiera Peña and Francisco Novillo and Andrew D Oxman and Atle Fretheim and Monica Melby-Lervåg and Lena Nordheim},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108268},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108268}
}

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TI  - Do studies of interventions to improve laypeople’s critical thinking about health choices assess potential harms? A systematic review
AU  - Matt Oxman
AU  - Leila Cusack
AU  - Francisca Verdugo-Paiva
AU  - Camila Ávila
AU  - Javiera Peña
AU  - Francisco Novillo
AU  - Andrew D Oxman
AU  - Atle Fretheim
AU  - Monica Melby-Lervåg
AU  - Lena Nordheim
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Open
DO  - 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108268
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Oxman, M., Cusack, L., Verdugo-Paiva, F., Ávila, C., Peña, J., Novillo, F., Oxman, A. D., Fretheim, A., Melby-Lervåg, M., & Nordheim, L. (2026). Do studies of interventions to improve laypeople’s critical thinking about health choices assess potential harms? A systematic review. BMJ Open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108268

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