Words do matter: a systematic review on how different terminology for the same condition influences management preferences
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GENERAL COMMENTS This systematic review examines the extant (but nascent) literature on how verbal terms describing a condition influence people's desire for treatment. This question is clearly important, and the authors appropriately frame it in the context of overtreatment. Given that the authors only find studies that meet their inclusion criteria, the value provided by the review is somewhat limited. Nonetheless, I can find relatively little to complain about in its implementation, although I have little detailed knowledge to evaluate the specific methods of a systematic review.
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Words do matter: a systematic review on how different terminology for the same condition influences management preferences
OBJECTIVES Changing terminology for low-risk, screen-detected conditions has now been recommended by several expert groups in order to prevent overdiagnosis and reduce the associated harms of overtreatment. However, the effect of terminology on patients' preferences for management is not well understood. This review aims to synthesise existing studies on terminology and its impact on management...
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