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Using visual displays to communicate risk of cancer to women from diverse race/ethnic backgrounds.
- Source :
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Patient education and counseling [Patient Educ Couns] 2012 Jun; Vol. 87 (3), pp. 327-35. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jan 12. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Objective: This study evaluated how well women from diverse race/ethnic groups were able to take a quantitative cancer risk statistic verbally provided to them and report it in a visual format.<br />Methods: Cross-sectional survey was administered in English, Spanish or Chinese, to women aged 50-80 (n=1160), recruited from primary care practices. The survey contained breast, colorectal or cervical cancer questions regarding screening and prevention. Women were told cancer-specific lifetime risk then shown a visual display of risk and asked to indicate the specific lifetime risk. Correct indication of risk was the main outcome.<br />Results: Correct responses on icon arrays were 46% for breast, 55% for colon, and 44% for cervical; only 25% correctly responded to a magnifying glass graphic. Compared to Whites, African American and Latina women were significantly less likely to use the icon arrays correctly. Higher education and higher numeracy were associated with correct responses. Lower education was associated with lower numeracy.<br />Conclusions: Race/ethnic differences were associated with women's ability to take a quantitative cancer risk statistic verbally provided to them and report it in a visual format.<br />Practice Implications: Systematically considering the complexity of intersecting factors such as race/ethnicity, educational level, poverty, and numeracy in most health communications is needed.<br /> (Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Breast Neoplasms ethnology
Colonic Neoplasms ethnology
Cross-Cultural Comparison
Cross-Sectional Studies
Decision Support Techniques
Female
Humans
Mass Screening statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Patient Acceptance of Health Care ethnology
Risk
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ethnology
Audiovisual Aids
Breast Neoplasms prevention & control
Colonic Neoplasms prevention & control
Ethnicity statistics & numerical data
Health Behavior
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms prevention & control
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1873-5134
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Patient education and counseling
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22244322
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.11.014