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An Investigation of health numeracy competence and confidence among nutrition students at an Indonesian university [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesNumeracy is a fundamental requirement for success in tertiary education, enabling students to achieve course learning outcomes and minimize attrition. In nutrition and dietetics, students must possess the confidence and capability to apply mathematical ...
Bustang Bustang, Upu Hamzah, Kuan Garry
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Using Visual Analogies To Teach Introductory Statistical Concepts
Numeracy, 2017 Introductory statistical concepts are some of the most challenging to convey in quantitative literacy courses. Analogies supplemented by visual illustrations can be highly effective teaching tools.
Jessica S. Ancker, Melissa D. Begg
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Health Literacy Research and Practice, 2020 Background: A significant proportion of new parents in high-income countries have lower health literacy, but few health literacy interventions exist for this group.
Danielle M. Muscat +6 more
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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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Statistical Numeracy for Health [PDF]
Archives of Internal Medicine, 2010 Statistical numeracy is essential for understanding health-related risks and making informed medical decisions. However, this concept has not been investigated with probabilistic national samples or compared cross-culturally. We sought (1) to investigate differences in the level of statistical numeracy between 2 countries with different educational and
Galesic, M. +1 more
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Validation of a diabetes numeracy test in Arabic. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The prevalence of diabetes Mellitus in Saudi Arabia is 24%, ranking it among the top ten Worldwide. Diabetes education focuses on self-management and relies on numeracy skills.
Hussah Alghodaier +3 more
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Behavioral Sciences, 2020 Background: The capacity of understanding and manipulating numerical stimuli (i.e., numeracy) can impact decision making. This investigation was conducted to examine whether number comprehension and mental calculation predict hedonic (i.e., Scale of ...
Maria Chiara Fastame, Silvia Melis
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Association of Health Literacy and Numeracy with Interest in Research Participation [PDF]
Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2019 There is much attention to recruitment of diverse populations in research, but little is known about the influence of health literacy and numeracy skills.To determine if health literacy and numeracy affect individuals' interest to participate in research studies.Cross-sectional survey data were pooled from 3 large studies conducted in the Mid-South ...
Sunil, Kripalani +9 more
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Communicating complex numeric information in clinical research
Frontiers in Communication, 2023 The ability to understand and use numeric information in healthcare and clinical research is a critical component of informed decision-making for patients and study participants. Health numeracy levels in the general population, however, tend to be quite
Barbara E. Bierer +4 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
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