Health Behaviour Research Collaborative, School of Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
Priority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
PLoS One. 2018 Sep 18;13(9):e0203988. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203988. eCollection 2018.
To explore adult medical oncology outpatients' understanding of and preferences for the format of health risk information.
Two surveys, one assessing sociodemographic characteristics and a second survey examining perceptions of risk information.
Of the 361 (74%) consenting patients, 210 completed at least one question on risk communication. 17% to 65% of patients understood numeric risk information, depending on the format of the information. More than 50% of people interpreted a "very good" chance of remission as greater than 80%, greater than 90% or 100%. The most preferred format of information was in both words and numbers (38% to 43%) followed by words alone (28% to 30%).
Numeric risk information is understood by 17% to 65% of respondents, depending on the format. Interpretation of verbal risk information is highly variable, posing a risk of misunderstanding. Provision of information in both words and numbers may assist in aiding comprehension.
探讨成人肿瘤内科门诊患者对健康风险信息格式的理解和偏好。
进行了两项调查，第一项评估社会人口统计学特征，第二项调查评估对风险信息的认知。
在 361 名（74%）同意参与的患者中，210 名患者至少完成了一项风险沟通问题的回答。根据信息格式的不同，17%至 65%的患者理解数值风险信息。超过 50%的人将“非常高的缓解机会”解释为大于 80%、大于 90%或 100%。最受欢迎的信息格式是文字加数字（38%至 43%），其次是仅文字（28%至 30%）。
根据格式的不同，17%至 65%的受访者可以理解数值风险信息。对口头风险信息的解释差异很大，存在误解的风险。提供文字和数字两种形式的信息可能有助于帮助理解。
