How Much Information Is Too Much? An Experimental Examination of How Information Disclosures May Unintentionally Encourage the Withholding of Health Information

Helen Colby, Deidre Popovich and Tony Stovall
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Helen Colby: Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
Deidre Popovich: Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA
Tony Stovall: Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Medical Decision Making, 2024, vol. 44, issue 8, 880-889

Abstract: Introduction Information disclosures are used in medicine to provide patients with relevant information. This research examines whether patients are less likely to discuss medical conditions with their physicians after seeing an insurance information disclosure. Methods Three experimental studies with nonprobability online samples (n total  = 875 US adult participants) examined the impact of information disclosures on patients’ likelihood of disclosing symptoms to providers, using new symptoms and preexisting chronic conditions. The effects of insurance disclosures were also compared to those of pharmaceutical discount disclosures. Results These studies demonstrate that information disclosures can result in unintended consequences for patients and providers. Results showed that information disclosures about insurance claims significantly negatively affected willingness to discuss health information with providers. This effect was consistent for both new health concerns, b = −0.661, P  

Keywords: information disclosures; patient decision aids; patient perspectives; consumer issues; cost (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1177/0272989X241275645

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