Low health literacy and health outcomes: an updated systematic review
ND Berkman, SL Sheridan, KE Donahue… - Annals of internal …, 2011 - acpjournals.org
Background: Approximately 80 million Americans have limited health literacy, which puts
them at greater risk for poorer access to care and poorer health outcomes. Purpose: To …
them at greater risk for poorer access to care and poorer health outcomes. Purpose: To …
Designing visual aids that promote risk literacy: A systematic review of health research and evidence-based design heuristics
R Garcia-Retamero, ET Cokely - Human factors, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Effective risk communication is essential for informed decision making.
Unfortunately, many people struggle to understand typical risk communications because …
Unfortunately, many people struggle to understand typical risk communications because …
Communicating uncertainty: a narrative review and framework for future research
AL Simpkin, KA Armstrong - Journal of general internal medicine, 2019 - Springer
Discussing the uncertainty associated with a clinical decision is thought to be a critical
element of shared decision-making. Yet, empirical evidence suggests that clinicians rarely …
element of shared decision-making. Yet, empirical evidence suggests that clinicians rarely …
Numeracy and risk literacy: What have we learned so far?
Numerical skills are essential to make informed decisions in our daily life. Unfortunately,
many people lack basic numeracy, which limits their ability to accurately interpret risks (ie …
many people lack basic numeracy, which limits their ability to accurately interpret risks (ie …
[HTML][HTML] The importance of health literacy on clinical cancer outcomes: a scoping review
D Samoil, J Kim, C Fox… - Annals of Cancer …, 2021 - ace.amegroups.org
A scoping review was conducted to summarize what is known about the associations
between health literacy and cancer outcomes and to determine which health literacy …
between health literacy and cancer outcomes and to determine which health literacy …
Efficacy of a web-based intelligent tutoring system for communicating genetic risk of breast cancer: A fuzzy-trace theory approach
Background. Many healthy women consider genetic testing for breast cancer risk, yet BRCA
testing issues are complex. Objective. To determine whether an intelligent tutor, BRCA Gist …
testing issues are complex. Objective. To determine whether an intelligent tutor, BRCA Gist …
Physicians' attitudes about communicating and managing scientific uncertainty differ by perceived ambiguity aversion of their patients
Background Medical interventions are often characterized by substantial scientific
uncertainty regarding their benefits and harms. Physicians must communicate to their …
uncertainty regarding their benefits and harms. Physicians must communicate to their …
Is patients' numeracy related to physical and mental health?
R Garcia-Retamero, A Andrade… - Medical Decision …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. There is compelling evidence showing that health literacy influences health
outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research investigating this issue in the vast …
outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research investigating this issue in the vast …
Numeracy, information seeking, and self-efficacy in managing health: an analysis using the 2007 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
This study examined the unique effects of numeracy on self-efficacy in managing health and
on information-seeking experience, and explored the mediating role of information-seeking …
on information-seeking experience, and explored the mediating role of information-seeking …
A clinical decision support tool to predict cancer risk for commonly tested cancer-related germline mutations
The rapid drop in the cost of DNA sequencing led to the availability of multi-gene panels,
which test 25 or more cancer susceptibility genes for a low cost. Clinicians and genetic …
which test 25 or more cancer susceptibility genes for a low cost. Clinicians and genetic …