List of works - Atle Fretheim

A reanalysis of cluster randomized trials showed interrupted time-series studies were valuable in health system evaluation ⬇️

scientific article published on 11 December 2014

A televised, web-based randomised trial of an herbal remedy (valerian) for insomnia

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Authors' Response to Gowdy

COVID-19: we need randomised trials of school closures

scientific article published on 09 September 2020

Can an educational podcast improve the ability of parents of primary school children to assess the reliability of claims made about the benefits and harms of treatments: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

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Can paying for results help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals? A critical review of selected evaluations of results‐based financing ⬇️

scientific article published on August 1, 2009

Can paying for results help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals? Overview of the effectiveness of results‐based financing ⬇️

scientific article published on May 1, 2009

Choice of generic antihypertensive drugs for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease--a cost-effectiveness analysis

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Communication around HPV vaccination for adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic scoping overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 01 August 2019

Communication strategies to promote the uptake of childhood vaccination in Nigeria: a systematic map

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Comparative effectiveness of antihypertensive medication for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review and multiple treatments meta-analysis

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Conducting a meta-ethnography of qualitative literature: lessons learnt

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Development of a checklist for people communicating evidence-based information about the effects of healthcare interventions: a mixed methods study

scientific article published on 21 July 2020

Development of mass media resources to improve the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess the trustworthiness of claims about the effects of treatments: a human-centred design approach

scientific article published on 29 December 2019

Development of the informed health choices resources in four countries to teach primary school children to assess claims about treatment effects: a qualitative study employing a user-centred approach

scientific article published on 10 February 2020

Does the use of the Informed Healthcare Choices (IHC) primary school resources improve the ability of grade-5 children in Uganda to assess the trustworthiness of claims about the effects of treatments: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial

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Effect modification in network meta-analyses for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma: systematic review and meta-analysis

scientific article published in 2023

Effect of Interventions for Implementing Clinical Practice Guidelines

Effects of female genital cutting on physical health outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Effects of the Informed Health Choices podcast on the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess claims about treatment effects: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Effects of the Informed Health Choices podcast on the ability of parents of primary school children in Uganda to assess the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects: one-year follow up of a randomised trial

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects, 1-year follow-up: a cluster-randomised trial

scientific article published on 06 January 2020

Effects of the Informed Health Choices primary school intervention on the ability of children in Uganda to assess the reliability of claims about treatment effects: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 19 May 2017

Factors affecting the implementation of childhood vaccination communication strategies in Nigeria: a qualitative study

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Factors that influence the provision of intrapartum and postnatal care by skilled birth attendants in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis

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Factors that influence the provision of intrapartum and postnatal care by skilled birth attendants in low- and middle-income countries: a qualitative evidence synthesis

scientific article published on 17 November 2017

Flexible sigmoidoscopy versus faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic individuals

scientific article (published 2013-10-01)

Flexible sigmoidoscopy versus faecal occult blood testing for colorectal cancer screening in asymptomatic individuals

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How do general practice assistants keep themselves up to date?

scientific article published in February 2005

Implementing the skilled birth attendance strategy in Uganda: a policy analysis

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Improving prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs: a method for identifying and addressing barriers to change

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 1. Guidelines for guidelines

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 10. Integrating values and consumer involvement

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 12. Incorporating considerations of equity

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 13. Applicability, transferability and adaptation

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 14. Reporting guidelines

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 15. Disseminating and implementing guidelines

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 16. Evaluation

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 2. Priority setting

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 3. Group composition and consultation process

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 5. Group processes

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 6. Determining which outcomes are important

scientific article (publication date: December 2006)

Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 7. Deciding what evidence to include

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 8. Synthesis and presentation of evidence

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 9. Grading evidence and recommendations

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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: introduction

scientific article published on 20 November 2006

Informed Health Choices media intervention for improving people's ability to critically appraise the trustworthiness of claims about treatment effects: a mixed-methods process evaluation of a randomised trial in Uganda

scientific article published on 17 December 2019

Informed health choices intervention to teach primary school children in low-income countries to assess claims about treatment effects: process evaluation

scientific article published on 11 September 2019

International variation in prescribing antihypertensive drugs: its extent and possible explanations

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Interrupted time-series analysis yielded an effect estimate concordant with the cluster-randomized controlled trial result

scientific article published in August 2013

Mapping how information about childhood vaccination is communicated in two regions of Cameroon: What is done and where are the gaps?

scientific article published on 21 December 2015

Non-Pharmacological Interventions to Reduce the Risk for Cardiovascular Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews

scholarly article published 11 January 2018

Patient adherence to tuberculosis treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research

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Patient-mediated interventions to improve professional practice

scientific article published on 11 September 2018

Patient-mediated interventions to improve professional practice: A summary of a Cochrane systematic review

scientific article published on 11 November 2018

Patient‐mediated interventions to improve professional practice

Perceptions and experiences of childhood vaccination communication strategies among caregivers and health workers in Nigeria: A qualitative study

scientific article published on 8 November 2017

Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, with Emphasis on Pharmacological Interventions

Quasi-experimental study designs series-paper 10: synthesizing evidence for effects collected from quasi-experimental studies presents surmountable challenges

scientific article published on 30 March 2017

Quasi-experimental study designs series-paper 12: strengthening global capacity for evidence synthesis of quasi-experimental health systems research

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Rational Prescribing in Primary Care (RaPP-trial). A randomised trial of a tailored intervention to improve prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs in general practice [ISRCTN48751230]

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Rational Prescribing in Primary care (RaPP): process evaluation of an intervention to improve prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs

scientific article published on 25 August 2006

Rational prescribing in primary care (RaPP): a cluster randomized trial of a tailored intervention

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Rational prescribing in primary care (RaPP): economic evaluation of an intervention to improve professional practice

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