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Is Patients’ Numeracy Related to Physical and Mental Health?

Medical Decision Making, 2015
Objective. There is compelling evidence showing that health literacy influences health outcomes. However, there is a dearth of research investigating this issue in the vast literature on numeracy—the ability to accurately interpret numerical information about risk, a skill that is only moderately correlated with
Rocio Garcia-Retamero, Jorge G Ruiz, Allen Andrade   +2 more
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The relationship of health numeracy to cancer screening. [PDF]

J Cancer Educ, 2011
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.
Schapira MM, Neuner J, Fletcher KE, Gilligan MA, Hayes E, Laud P.   +5 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Consequences of genomic literacy elements on genetic testing decisions among Emirati adults: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background Genomic literacy is an essential determinant of informed participation in genetic testing. Guided by Nutbeam’s Health Literacy Model, this study examined how components of genomic literacy (genetic/genomic knowledge, health numeracy, and ...
Rabab Gad Abd El-Kader, Ramya Shine Aneesh, Basma Maher Ragheb, Tesa Ann Sheryl, Sethulekshmi Gopakumar, Aleena Maria Steephan, Norhan Elsayed Mohamed, Rahul Binu, Leah Leslie Dias   +8 more
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Medication Competence, Numeracy, and Health Literacy

Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2019
Two studies investigated the association between medication literacy and numeracy. Study 1 revealed an association between both variables in a sample of adults.
Kevin M. Gutierrez, Lawrence D. Cohn
doaj   +3 more sources

Examining the Factor Structure of Objective Health Literacy and Numeracy Scales: Large-Scale Cross-Sectional Study [PDF]

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
BackgroundScales for measuring health literacy and numeracy have been broadly classified into performance-based (objective) and self-reported (subjective) scales.
Chihiro Moriishi, Keisuke Takano, Takeyuki Oba, Naoki Konishi, Kentaro Katahira, Kenta Kimura   +5 more
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Validating Health Literacy and Numeracy Measures in Minority Groups

Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2017
Background: Validation studies of existing health literacy or numeracy tools among racial/ethnic minorities are limited. Objective: This study assessed the validity of the Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS), the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT-5), the Brief ...
Rosette J. Chakkalakal, Sneha Venkatraman, Richard O. White, Sunil Kripalani, Russell Rothman, Kenneth Wallston   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Understanding of Numerical Information during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Brain Sciences, 2021
Media news during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic often entail complex numerical concepts such as exponential increase or reproduction number. This study investigated whether people have difficulties in understanding such information and
Laura Zamarian, Katharina M. -A. Fürstenberg, Nadia Gamboz, Margarete Delazer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between low perceived numeracy and cancer knowledge, beliefs, and affect. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Low numeracy may skew patient perceptions of information about cancer. This paper examines the relationship between self-reported measures of perceived numeracy and cancer knowledge, beliefs, and affect, using results from 3,052 respondents to the 2007 ...
Katherine Ross, Justin Stoler, Nick Carcioppolo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining Associations between Self-Rated Health and Proficiency in Literacy and Numeracy among Immigrants and U.S.-Born Adults: Evidence from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
This paper uses data from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) to analyze the relationship between self-reported health (SRH) and literacy and numeracy proficiency for immigrants compared to U.S.-born respondents and
Esther Prins, Shannon Monnat
doaj   +1 more source

Lower objectively and subjectively assessed numeracy are both associated with poorer self-rated health

BMC Research Notes, 2021
Objective To compare an objective with a subjective numeracy assessment for association with self-reported health status, where numeracy refers to “the degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate, and act on ...
Natalie C. Benda, Zihan Yang, Haojia Li, Tianran Zhang, Jessica S. Ancker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source