Improving public understanding of ‘overdiagnosis’ in England: a population survey assessing familiarity with possible terms for labelling the concept and perceptions of appropriate terminology

Communicating the concept of 'overdiagnosis' to lay individuals is challenging, partly because the term itself is confusing. This study tested whether alternative descriptive labels may be more appropriate.Questionnaire preceded by a description of overdiagnosis.Home-based, computer-assisted face-to-face survey.2111 adults aged 18-70 years in England recruited using random location sampling by a survey company. Data from 1888 participants were...