书目名称 | Transparent Communication of Health Risks |
副标题 | Overcoming Cultural |
编辑 | Rocio Garcia-Retamero,Mirta Galesic |
视频video | http://file.papertrans.cn/930/929198/929198.mp4 |
概述 | First book to present between-country comparisons of the total levels of numeracy and graph literacy, and of the effectiveness of risk communication formats in different cultures.Presents findings fro |
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描述 | .Recent research in health decision making has shown that many patients, even those with a college education, have difficulties grasping a host of numerical concepts, including percentages and probabilities. Yet, basic numeracy and graph literacy are essential for understanding information relevant to making decisions about health, such as the incidence and prevalence of different diseases, risk reductions from medical screenings and treatments, and risk increases from side effects of treatments and unhealthy behaviors. Patients who have problems understanding such numerical concepts are often prone to errors in risk perception and medical choices. Importantly, informed medical decision making, heavily reinforced these days by the legal requirement for informed consent, depends critically on communication of quantitative medical information. Meeting the challenge of effectively communicating medical information to patients with different levels of numeracy and graph literacy has become more important than ever.. .Transparent Communication of Health Risks. describes a series of cross-cultural studies investigating how people in countries with different medical and educational system |
出版日期 | Book 2013 |
关键词 | diabetes; health outcomes; medical treatment; risk communication; screening for breast cancer; screening |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4358-2 |
isbn_softcover | 978-1-4899-9487-5 |
isbn_ebook | 978-1-4614-4358-2 |
copyright | Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 |