| Contents |
Introduction / Britta L. Anderson & Jay Schulkin -- 1. Measuring numeracy / Edward T. Cokely, Saima Ghazal, & Rocio Garcia-Retamero -- 2. Collective statistical illiteracy in health / Jan Multmeier, Wolfgang Gaissmaier, & Odette Wegwarth -- 3. Physicians' understanding and use of numeric information / Britta L. Anderson & Jay Schulkin -- 4. Patient numeracy: what do patients need to recognize, think, or do with health numbers? / Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Gillian Mayman, &d Angela Fagerlin -- 5. Application of numeracy in diabetes mellitus chronic disease care / Jillian Berkman & Kerri L. Cavanaugh -- 6. Numeracy and genetic screening / Stephanie Dukhovny & Louise Wilkins-Haug -- 7. Using visual aids to help people with low numeracy make better decisions / Rocio Garcia-Retamero & Edward T. Cokely -- 8. Anticipating barriers to the communication of critical information / Ellen Peters -- 9. Rational healthcare / Ronald Paulus & Walter F. Stewart -- 10. A review of theories of numeracy: psychological mechanisms and implications for medical decision making / Valerie F. Reyna & Priscila G. Brust-Renck -- 11. Do the numbers help patients decide? Ethical and empirical challenges for evaluating the impact of quantitative information / Peter H. Schwartz -- Conclusion / Britta L. Anderson & Jay Schulkin. |
| Abstract |
"Every day thousands of individuals need to make critical decisions about their health based on numerical information, yet recent surveys have found that over half the population of the United States is unable to complete basic math problems. How does this lack of numerical ability (also referred to as low numeracy, quantitative illiteracy, or statistical illiteracy) impact healthcare? What can be done to help people with low numeracy skills? Numerical Reasoning in Judgments and Decision Making about Health addresses these questions by examining and explaining the impact of quantitative illiteracy on healthcare and in specific healthcare contexts, and discussing what can be done to reduce these healthcare disparities. This book will be a useful resource for professionals in many health fields including academics, policy makers, physicians and other healthcare providers"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2013043959 |
| ISBN | 9781107040946 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1107040949 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781107612587 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1107612586 (paperback) |
