Quiz: Why treatment comparisons must be fair

JLL Quiz 1.3

Why treatment comparisons must be fair

Multiple-choice questions for Chapter 1.3 of The James Lind Library’s Introduction to Fair Tests of Treatments

Prepared by Mike Clarke.

If you need a hint, check the Essay.

1 / 5

What makes a treatment comparison untrustworthy?

Biases alone

Play of chance alone

Biases and play of chance

None of the above

If you need a hint, check the Essay.

2 / 5

What led to the prescription of diethylstilboestrol (DES) to millions of pregnant women?

Unreliable evidence and aggressive marketing

Well controlled trials showing it to be effective

Fair tests that showed it was safe

Low cost

If you need a hint, check the Essay.

3 / 5

What were the later-life consequences for children of women given diethylstilboestrol (DES) during pregnancy?

Reduction in menopausal symptoms

Increase in infertility and cancers

Increase in heart attacks and strokes

Reduction in diabetes

If you need a hint, check the Essay.

4 / 5

What did fair tests show about the effects of hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) for women aged over 60?

Decrease in heart attacks and strokes

Increase in heart attacks and strokes

Decrease in lung cancer

Reduction in diabetes

If you need a hint, check the Essay.

5 / 5

What is needed if people are to be able to assess claims about the effects of treatments?

Strong marketing campaigns by drug manufacturers

Increased reliance on “doctors know best”

Theories that have not been tested in practice

Improved general knowledge and healthy scepticism

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