Tailoring risk communication to improve comprehension: Do patient preferences help or hurt?
Author(s) -
Andrew J. Barnes,
Yaniv Hanoch,
Talya MironShatz,
Elissa M. Ozanne
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
health psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.548
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1930-7810
pISSN - 0278-6133
DOI - 10.1037/hea0000367
Subject(s) - comprehension , psycinfo , bar chart , risk communication , risk assessment , health communication , computer science , psychology , medicine , medline , risk analysis (engineering) , communication , statistics , mathematics , computer security , political science , law , programming language
Risk communication tools can facilitate patients' understanding of risk information. In this novel study, we examine the hypothesis that risk communication methods tailored to individuals' preferences can increase risk comprehension.
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