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How do the UK public interpret COVID-19 test results? Comparing the impact of official information about results and reliability used in the UK, USA and New Zealand: a randomised controlled trial

BMJ Open, 2021
Objectives To assess the effects of different official information on public interpretation of a personal COVID-19 PCR test result.Design A 5×2 factorial, randomised, between-subjects experiment, comparing four wordings of information about the test ...
Gabriel Recchia, Claudia R Schneider, Alexandra LJ Freeman   +2 more
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Risk communication and COVID-19 in Europe: lessons for future public health crises

Journal of Risk Research, 2021
Risk communication is key to engaging with the public on non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to promote acceptance, compliance and policy support. This article outlines the considerations needed for effective risk communication to promote support for
G. Warren, R. Lofstedt
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Exploring barriers and facilitators to PrEP use among transgender women in two urban areas: implications for messaging and communication

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Trans women are at increased risk for HIV infection yet are less likely to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) medication as a preventive measure.
Sarah Bauerle Bass, Patrick J. Kelly, Jesse Brajuha, Luis Gutierrez-Mock, Kimberly Koester, Paul D’Avanzo, Jae Sevelius   +6 more
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Communicating Arsenic’s Risks [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2019
Arsenic is a naturally occurring toxic metalloid that has many human health implications. Its strong prevalence in the bedrock and thus much of the well water in New England puts many private well owners at risk. It is also found in food products, particularly those that contain rice. Despite the documented health risks, arsenic is not high on the list
Rogers, Shannon H., Rardin, Laurie R., Lawlor, Kathrin, Chen, Celia Y., Borsuk, Mark. E.   +4 more
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Redevelopment of the Predict: Breast Cancer website and recommendations for developing interfaces to support decision‐making

Cancer Medicine, 2021
Objectives To develop a new interface for the widely used prognostic breast cancer tool: Predict: Breast Cancer. To facilitate decision‐making around post‐surgery breast cancer treatments.
George D. Farmer, Mike Pearson, William J. Skylark, Alexandra L. J. Freeman, David J. Spiegelhalter   +4 more
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Communicating personalized risks from COVID-19: guidelines from an empirical study

Royal Society Open Science, 2021
As increasing amounts of data accumulate on the effects of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and the risk factors that lead to poor outcomes, it is possible to produce personalized estimates of the risks faced by groups of people with different ...
Alexandra L. J. Freeman, John Kerr, Gabriel Recchia, Claudia R. Schneider, Alice C. E. Lawrence, Leila Finikarides, Giulia Luoni, Sarah Dryhurst, David Spiegelhalter   +8 more
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Dementia risk communication. A user manual for Brain Health Services—part 3 of 6

Alzheimer's Research & Therapy, 2021
Growing evidence suggests dementia incidence can be reduced through prevention programs targeting risk factors. To accelerate the implementation of such prevention programs, a new generation of brain health services (BHS) is envisioned, involving risk ...
Leonie N C Visser, C. Minguillón, G. Sánchez-Benavides, M. Abramowicz, D. Altomare, K. Fauria, G. Frisoni, J. Georges, F. Ribaldi, P. Scheltens, J. van der Schaar, M. Zwan, W. M. van der Flier, J. Molinuevo   +13 more
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Technical assistance in the field of risk communication

EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority, 2021
This report assesses peer‐reviewed and grey literature on risk communication concepts and practices, as requested by the European Commission to support the implementation of a ‘General Plan for Risk Communication’, i.e.
L. Maxim, M. Mazzocchi, S. van den Broucke, Fabiana Zollo, T. Robinson, Claire Rogers, D. Vrbos, Giorgia Zamariola, Anthony Smith   +8 more
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Reviews on common objectives and evaluation indicators for risk communication activities from 2011 to 2017 [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Background Risk communication is widely accepted as a significant factor for policy makers, academic researchers, and practitioners in diverse fields.
Akiko Sato, Kaori Honda, Kyoko Ono, Reiko Kanda, Takehiko I. Hayashi, Yoshihito Takeda, Yoshitake Takebayashi, Tomoyuki Kobayashi, Michio Murakami   +8 more
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Applications of Google Search Trends for risk communication in infectious disease management: A case study of the COVID-19 outbreak in Taiwan

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Highlights • Searches related to COVID-19 and face masks in Taiwan increased rapidly following the announcements of Taiwan's first imported case and reached their peak as local cases were reported.• Searches for handwashing were gradually increased in ...
Atina Husnayain, A. Fuad, E. C. Su
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