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 …
Why clinicians overtest: development of a thematic framework
JH Lam, K Pickles, FF Stanaway, KJL Bell - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
Background Medical tests provide important information to guide clinical management.
Overtesting, however, may cause harm to patients and the healthcare system, including …
Overtesting, however, may cause harm to patients and the healthcare system, including …
26 Skilled Decision Theory: From Intelligence to Numeracy and Expertise
Over the past decade several landmark studies have advanced our scientific understanding
of decision making skill, its measurement, and its acquisition (eg Skilled Decision Theory) …
of decision making skill, its measurement, and its acquisition (eg Skilled Decision Theory) …
Numeracy does not polarize climate change judgments: Numerate people are more knowledgeable and knowledge is power.
Statistical numeracy skills have been found to be among the most robust general predictors
of risk understanding and decision-making quality. However, some research suggests that …
of risk understanding and decision-making quality. However, some research suggests that …
Imprecision and preferences in interpretation of verbal probabilities in health: a systematic review
K Andreadis, E Chan, M Park, NC Benda… - Journal of General …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Many health providers and communicators who are concerned that patients will
not understand numbers instead use verbal probabilities (eg, terms such as “rare” or …
not understand numbers instead use verbal probabilities (eg, terms such as “rare” or …
Clinician attitudes and beliefs associated with more aggressive diagnostic testing
D Korenstein, LD Scherer, A Foy, L Pineles… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Variation in clinicians' diagnostic test utilization is incompletely explained by
demographics and likely relates to cognitive characteristics. We explored clinician factors …
demographics and likely relates to cognitive characteristics. We explored clinician factors …
A qualitative exploration of clinicians' strategies to communicate risks to patients in the complex reality of clinical practice
Background Risk communication, situated in the model of shared decision making (SDM), is
an essential element in daily clinical practice. The scientific literature makes a number of …
an essential element in daily clinical practice. The scientific literature makes a number of …
Risk communication in cyberspace: A brief review of the information-processing and mental models approaches
J Chen - Current opinion in psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective risk communication in cyberspace is critical for users to understand the potential
security risks and make secure decisions. Two approaches to risk communication …
security risks and make secure decisions. Two approaches to risk communication …
Cancer screening risk literacy of physicians in training: an experimental study
We investigated what factors may foster or hinder physicians' cancer screening risk literacy–
specifically the ability to understand evidence regarding screening effectiveness and make …
specifically the ability to understand evidence regarding screening effectiveness and make …
Financial incentives for breast cancer screening undermine informed choice
T Bartholomew, M Colleoni, H Schmidt - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
Financial incentives for breast cancer screening undermine informed choice Page 1 Financial
incentives for breast cancer screening undermine informed choice Theodore Bartholomew …
incentives for breast cancer screening undermine informed choice Theodore Bartholomew …