Can I Count on Getting Better? Association between Math Anxiety and Poorer Understanding of Medical Risk Reductions
Conclusions. The findings suggest that math anxiety is associated with poorer medical risk interpretation but is more strongly related to confidence in interpretations. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Rolison, J. J., Morsanyi, K., OConnor, P. A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Should Health Numeracy Be Assessed Objectively or Subjectively?
Conclusions. These findings are consistent with prior research suggesting that objective and subjective numeracy scales measure related but distinct constructs. Due to current uncertainty regarding which construct is more likely to influence the effectiveness of decision support interventions, these findings warrant further investigation to determine the proper use of objective versus subjective numeracy assessments in medical decision-making research. Pending additional information, a reasonable approach is to measure both objective and subjective numeracy so that the full range of actual and perceived numeracy skills can...
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Dolan, J. G., Cherkasky, O. A., Li, Q., Chin, N., Veazie, P. J. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Measuring Graph Literacy without a Test: A Brief Subjective Assessment
Conclusions. The SGL scale can be suitable for use in clinical research and may be useful as a communication aid in clinical practice. Theoretical mechanisms involved in SGL, emerging applications, limitations, and open questions are discussed. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Garcia-Retamero, R., Cokely, E. T., Ghazal, S., Joeris, A. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Cross-Cultural Household Influence on Vaccination Decisions
Uptake of vaccination against seasonal influenza is suboptimal in most countries, and campaigns to promote vaccination may be weakened by clustering of opinions and decisions not to vaccinate. This clustering can occur at myriad interacting levels: within households, social circles, and schools. Given that influenza is more likely to be transmitted to a household contact than any other contact, clustering of vaccination decisions is arguably most problematic at the household level. We conducted an international survey study to determine whether household members across different cultures offered direct advice to each other...
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Taylor, E., Atkins, K. E., Medlock, J., Li, M., Chapman, G. B., Galvani, A. P. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Impact of Cultural Exposure and Message Framing on Oral Health Behavior: Exploring the Role of Message Memory
Conclusions. In health care settings where patients are urged to follow a behavior, asking basic demographic questions could allow medical practitioners to intentionally communicate in terms of gains or losses to improve patient decision making and treatment adherence. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Brick, C., McCully, S. N., Updegraff, J. A., Ehret, P. J., Areguin, M. A., Sherman, D. K. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Improving Medical Decision Making and Health Promotion through Culture-Sensitive Health Communication: An Agenda for Science and Practice
This review introduces the concept of culture-sensitive health communication. The basic premise is that congruency between the recipient’s cultural characteristics and the respective message will increase the communication’s effectiveness. Culture-sensitive health communication is therefore defined as the deliberate and evidence-informed adaptation of health communication to the recipients’ cultural background in order to increase knowledge and improve preparation for medical decision making and to enhance the persuasiveness of messages in health promotion. To achieve effective health communication in var...
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Betsch, C., Böhm, R., Airhihenbuwa, C. O., Butler, R., Chapman, G. B., Haase, N., Herrmann, B., Igarashi, T., Kitayama, S., Korn, L., Nurm, U.-K., Rohrmann, B., Rothman, A. J., Shavitt, S., Updegraff, J. A., Uskul, A. K. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Exclusion Criteria in National Health State Valuation Studies: A Systematic Review
Conclusion. Exclusion criteria used in national valuation studies vary considerably. Further consideration is necessary in this important and influential area of research, from the design stage to the reporting of results. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Engel, L., Bansback, N., Bryan, S., Doyle-Waters, M. M., Whitehurst, D. G. T. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Cultural Diversity Calls for Culture-Sensitive Health Communication
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Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Betsch, C., Böhm, R. Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
Author Index for Abstracts
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Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Web-Only Abstracts Source Type: research
16th Biennial European Meeting of the Society for Medical Decision Making: ESMDM Meeting Abstracts
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Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: Web-Only Abstracts Source Type: research
Stories of MDM: It Only Takes One
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Source: Medical Decision Making - August 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Roberts, M. S. Tags: Web-Only Essay Source Type: research
Extent and Predictors of Decision Regret about Health Care Decisions: A Systematic Review
Conclusions. The extent of decision regret as assessed with the DRS in nonhypothetical health decisions was often low but reached high levels for some decisions. Several risk factors related to the decision-making process significantly predicted decision regret. Additional research into the psychometrics of the DRS and the relevance of scores for clinicians and patients would increase the validity of decision regret as a patient-reported outcome. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - June 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Becerra Perez, M. M., Menear, M., Brehaut, J. C., Legare, F. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Effects of Design Features of Explicit Values Clarification Methods: A Systematic Review
Conclusions. Few values clarification methods have been evaluated experimentally. More research is needed to determine effects of different design features of values clarification methods and to establish best practices in values clarification. When feasible, evaluations should assess values congruence and postdecision measures of longer-term outcomes. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - June 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Witteman, H. O., Gavaruzzi, T., Scherer, L. D., Pieterse, A. H., Fuhrel-Forbis, A., Chipenda Dansokho, S., Exe, N., Kahn, V. C., Feldman-Stewart, D., Col, N. F., Turgeon, A. F., Fagerlin, A. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
Self-Management Skills in Chronic Disease Management: What Role Does Health Literacy Have?
Discussion. The findings from the current review suggest that low HL may affect behaviors necessary for the development of self-management skills. Given that self-management strategies are core components for effective treatment of a range of chronic diseases, low HL poses a considerable health concern. Further research is needed to understand the mediating influence of HL on disease-related knowledge, self-efficacy, and beliefs. From this, HL-sensitive, self-management interventions ought to be devised and implemented. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - June 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Mackey, L. M., Doody, C., Werner, E. L., Fullen, B. Tags: Reviews Source Type: research
A Patient-Centered Approach to Informed Consent: Results from a Survey and Randomized Trial
Conclusions. Results suggest that providing concise informed consent content, systematically developed from patients’ self-reported information needs, may be more effective at engaging and informing clinical trial participants than the traditional consent approach, without detriment to trial comprehension, risk assessment, or enrollment. (Source: Medical Decision Making)
Source: Medical Decision Making - June 30, 2016 Category: Health Management Authors: Krishnamurti, T., Argo, N. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
