Using Visual Aids to Improve Communication of Risks about Health : A Review
Joint Authors
Okan, Yasmina
Cokely, Edward T.
Garcia-Retamero, Rocio
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-05-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Recent research has shown that patients frequently experience difficulties understanding health-relevant numerical concepts.
A prominent example is denominator neglect, or the tendency to pay too much attention to numerators in ratios (e.g., number of treated patients who died) with insufficient attention to denominators (e.g., overall number of treated patients).
Denominator neglect can lead to inaccurate assessments of treatment risk reduction and thus can have important consequences for decisions about health.
Here, we reviewed a series of studies investigating (1) different factors that can influence patients’ susceptibility to denominator neglect in medical decision making—including numerical or language-related abilities; (2) the extent to which denominator neglect can be attenuated by using visual aids; and (3) a factor that moderates the effectiveness of such aids (i.e., graph literacy).
The review spans probabilistic national U.S.
and German samples, as well as immigrant (i.e., Polish people living in the United Kingdom) and undergraduate samples in Spain.
Theoretical and prescriptive implications are discussed.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Garcia-Retamero, Rocio& Okan, Yasmina& Cokely, Edward T.. 2012. Using Visual Aids to Improve Communication of Risks about Health : A Review. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Garcia-Retamero, Rocio…[et al.]. Using Visual Aids to Improve Communication of Risks about Health : A Review. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Garcia-Retamero, Rocio& Okan, Yasmina& Cokely, Edward T.. Using Visual Aids to Improve Communication of Risks about Health : A Review. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-480977
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-480977