Open AccessTreatmentExplorer: an Interactive Decision Aid for Medical Risk Communication and Treatment Exploration
Author(s) -
Lyndsey Franklin,
Catherine Plaisant,
Kazi Minhazur Rahman,
Ben Shneiderman
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
interacting with computers
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.328
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1873-7951
pISSN - 0953-5438
DOI - 10.1093/iwc/iwu043
Subject(s) - library science , computer science
Medical treatments carry unique benefits and risks which patients must understand in order to decide which option is best for them. Prior research has demonstrated that patients are ill-equipped to understand the statistical information presented to them through standard decision aids. We describe a prototype decision aid, TreatmentExplorer, which supports patients’ needs by presenting treatment o...
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