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Numeracy and COVID-19: examining interrelationships between numeracy, health numeracy and behaviour [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2022
During the COVID-19 pandemic, people across the globe have been exposed to large amounts of statistical data. Previous studies have shown that individuals' mathematical understanding of health-related information affects their attitudes and behaviours ...
Nathan T. T. Lau, Eric D. Wilkey, Mojtaba Soltanlou, Rebekka Lagacé Cusiac, Lien Peters, Paul Tremblay, Celia Goffin, Isabella Starling Alves, Andrew David Ribner, Clarissa Thompson, Jo Van Hoof, Julia Bahnmueller, Aymee Alvarez, Elien Bellon, Ilse Coolen, Fanny Ollivier, Daniel Ansari   +16 more
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An Evaluation of Health Numeracy among Radiation Therapists and Dosimetrists [PDF]

Advances in Radiation Oncology, 2021
Purpose: Medical errors in radiation oncology sometimes involve tasks reliant on practitioners’ grasp of numeracy. Numeracy has been shown to be suboptimal across various health care professionals. Herein, we assess health numeracy among American Society
Gabrielle W. Peters, MD, Jacqueline R. Kelly, MD, MSc, Jason M. Beckta, MD, PhD, Marney White, PhD, Lawrence B. Marks, MD, Eric Ford, PhD, Suzanne B. Evans, MD, MPH   +6 more
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Cross-sectional study of healthcare professionals’ estimates of the health numeracy of inpatients and outpatients in a UK secondary care setting [PDF]

BMJ Public Health
Introduction A cross-sectional study to identify whether healthcare professionals (HCPs) can accurately estimate the health numeracy of patients.Methods A convenient sample of inpatients and outpatients, in an urban UK general hospital, undertook a ...
Sarah Beale, Chad Byworth, Calisha Allen, Rajashree Murki, Akifah Mojadady, Lubnaa Ghoora, Jameela Nagri, Chetan D Parmar   +7 more
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Alignment of Patient Health Numeracy with Asthma Care Instructions in the Patient Portal [PDF]

Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2017
Background: After Visit Summary (AVS) instructions provided through the patient portal of the electronic medical record can support asthma self-management if patients have the skills to interpret and apply the health information provided.
Marilyn M. Schapira, Chantel Mozal, Frances S. Shofer, Rodalyn Gonzalez, Andrea J. Apter   +4 more
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Clinician Numeracy: The Development of an Assessment Measure for Doctors

Numeracy, 2016
Low numeracy in doctors poses serious risks to patient safety because inaccurate drug dose calculation may lead to under-treatment or overdose, while erroneous data interpretation affects medical decision making.
Anne A. Taylor, Lucie M. Byrne-Davis
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Numeracy and Health Numeracy Among Chinese and Kenyan Immigrants to Canada

SAGE Open, 2014
Mathematics self-efficacy plays an important role in the performance of quantitative tasks. The objective of this study was to examine the role of mathematics self-efficacy in numeracy and health numeracy among immigrants (60 Mandarin-speaking and 60 ...
S. Gatobu, J. F. Arocha, L. Hoffman-Goetz   +2 more
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Health Numeracy [PDF]

Medical Decision Making, 2013
Background and Objective. Existing research concludes that measures of general numeracy can be used to predict individuals’ ability to assess health risks. We posit that the domain in which questions are posed affects the ability to perform mathematical tasks, raising the possibility of a separate construct of “health numeracy” that is distinct from ...
Levy, Helen, Ubel, Peter A., Dillard, Amanda J., Weir, David R., Fagerlin, Angela   +4 more
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Latent profiles of health insurance literacy, numeracy and supplementary voluntary health insurance enrollment [PDF]

Health Economics Review
Background Low enrollment threatens the sustainability of China’s voluntary health insurance system. Limited health insurance literacy and numeracy may create a cognitive barrier to informed decision-making regarding enrollment.
Tong Liu, Lei Liu, Lizheng Xu, Chaofan Li   +3 more
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The Relationship of Health Numeracy to Cancer Screening [PDF]

Journal of Cancer Education, 2010
Health numeracy is associated with increased understanding of cancer risk reduction information and improved control of chronic disease. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a primary care population to evaluate the effect of health numeracy on breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening.
Marilyn M, Schapira, Joan, Neuner, Kathlyn E, Fletcher, Mary Ann, Gilligan, Elisabeth, Hayes, Purushottam, Laud   +5 more
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Clinician Numeracy: Use of the Medical Interpretation and Numeracy Test in Foundation Trainee Doctors [PDF]

Numeracy, 2017
Patient safety is a priority in healthcare today. Good clinician numeracy in doctors contributes to patient safety, since it is essential for accuracy in prescribing, and in data interpretation.
Anne A. Taylor, Lucie M. Byrne-Davis
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