ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2008
Numeracy and communication with patients: they are counting on us.
Article in Journal of general internal medicine, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 49 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Individualized Interventions to Improve Asthma Adherence
To Determine the Measurement Properties of the ACT in an African American Adolescent Population With Persistent Asthma Followed at a Subspecialty Clinic
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Abstract
Patient-centered interactive communication between physicians and patients is recommended to improve the quality of medical care. Numerical concepts are important components of such exchanges and include arithmetic and use of percentages, as well as higher level tasks like estimation, probability, problem-solving, and risk assessment--the basis of preventive medicine. Difficulty with numerical concepts may impede communication. The current evidence on prevalence, measurement, and outcomes related to numeracy is presented, along with a summary of best practices for communication of numerical information. This information is integrated into a hierarchical model of mathematical concepts and skills, which can guide clinicians toward numerical communication that is easier to use with patients.
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