The Impact of Numeracy on Verbatim Knowledge of the Longitudinal Risk for Prostate Cancer Recurrence following Radiation Therapy

Daniel A. Hamstra, Skyler B. Johnson, Stephanie Daignault, Brian J. Zikmund-Fisher, Jeremy M. G. Taylor, Knoll Larkin, Alexander Wood and Angela Fagerlin

Medical Decision Making, 2015, vol. 35, issue 1, 27-36

Abstract: Objective . Given the long natural history of prostate cancer, we assessed differing graphical formats for imparting knowledge about the longitudinal risks of prostate cancer recurrence with or without ‘hormone’ or ‘androgen deprivation’ therapy. Methods . Male volunteers without a history of prostate cancer were randomized to 1 of 8 risk communication instruments that depicted the likelihood of prostate cancer returning or spreading over 1, 2, and 3 years. The tools differed in format (line, pie, bar, or pictograph) and whether the graph also included no numbers, 1 number (indicating the number of affected individuals), or 2 numbers (indicting both the number affected and the number unaffected). The main outcome variables evaluated were graphical preference and knowledge. Results . A total of 420 men were recruited; respondents were least familiar and experienced with pictographs ( P

Keywords: decision aids; patient decision making; risk communication; risk perception (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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