Background Shared decision making requires evidence to be conveyed to the patient in a
way they can easily understand and compare. Patient decision aids facilitate this process …

Background Making evidence-based decisions often requires comparison of two or more
options. Research-based evidence may exist which quantifies how likely the outcomes are …

Much research in cognitive psychology has focused on the tendency to conserve limited
cognitive resources. The CRT is the predominant measure of such miserly information …

We investigated how perceived risk and protective behaviors changed as the coronavirus
epidemic progressed. A longitudinal sample of 538 people responded to a COVID-19 risk …

The way a choice is presented influences what a decision-maker chooses. This paper
outlines the tools available to choice architects, that is anyone who present people with …

We review the growing literature on health numeracy, the ability to understand and use
numerical information, and its relation to cognition, health behaviors, and medical outcomes …

Abstract Background In several northwest European countries, a demand-driven healthcare
system has been implemented that stresses the importance of patient healthcare provider …

Research has demonstrated that individual differences in numeracy may have important
consequences for decision making. In the present paper, we develop a shorter …

When making decisions, people must frequently take into account numerical information, but
not all individuals have the ability to understand and use numbers. Less numerate …

Informed decision making requires that people understand health risks. Unfortunately, many
people are not risk literate and are biased by common risk communication practices. In this …