Trial reportAnesthesia and analgesia2010
Presenting research risks and benefits to parents: does format matter?
Trial report in Anesthesia and analgesia, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03023813 (Individualizing Disease Prevention for Middle-Aged Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Individualizing Disease Prevention for Middle-Aged Adults
Who cites it
43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 100 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of factors associated with side-effect expectations from medical interventions.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Pooled it
- Health Literacy Among Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.World journal of surgery · 2019Pooled it
- Risk as an attribute in discrete choice experiments: a systematic review of the literature.The patient · 2014Pooled it
- Addressing health literacy in patient decision aids.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2013Pooled it
- Are interactive and tailored data visualizations effective in promoting flu vaccination among the elderly? Evidence from a randomized experiment.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024Trial
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- When Does the Incremental Risk Format Aid Informed Medical Decisions? The Role of Learning, Feedback, and Number of Treatment Options.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2020Trial
- Improved participants' understanding of research information in real settings using the SIDCER informed consent form: a randomized-controlled informed consent study nested with eight clinical trials.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2017Trial
- Use of mobile devices and the internet for multimedia informed consent delivery and data entry in a pediatric asthma trial: Study design and rationale.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Trial
- The effect of a supplementary ('Gist-based') information leaflet on colorectal cancer knowledge and screening intention: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2015Trial
- Enhancing patient understanding of medical procedures: evaluation of an interactive multimedia program with in-line exercises.International journal of medical informatics · 2014Trial
- Informing the uninformed: optimizing the consent message using a fractional factorial design.JAMA pediatrics · 2013Trial
- Using animated computer-generated text and graphics to depict the risks and benefits of medical treatment.The American journal of medicine · 2012Trial
- The Lure of Beauty: People Select Representations of Statistical Information Largely Based on Attractiveness, Not Comprehensibility.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision MakingTrial
- Impact of literacy and numeracy on motivation for behavior change after diabetes genetic risk testing.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision MakingTrial
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- Virtual Reality for Patient Education about Hypertension: A Randomized Pilot Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2023Article
- Comprehension by Caregivers and Adolescents of Clinical Trial Information Delivered via Multimedia Video Versus Conventional Practice: Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR pediatrics and parenting · 2023Article
- Investigating the presentation of uncertainty in an icon array: A randomized trial.PEC innovation · 2022Article
- Designing for patient decision-making: Design challenges generated by patients with atrial fibrillation during evaluation of a decision aid prototype.Frontiers in digital health · 2022Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral studies suggest that many parents and research participants have poor understanding of the elements of consent, particularly the risks and benefits. However, some data suggest that the format and framing of research risks and benefits may be an important determinant of subject understanding. We examined the effect of tabular and graphical presentation of risks and benefits on parents' understanding of a research study.
methodsParents of children scheduled to undergo an elective surgical procedure (n = 408) were randomized to receive information about the risks and benefits of a sham study of postoperative pain control using text, tables, or pictographs and then completed a questionnaire to examine their gist (essential) and verbatim (actual) understanding of the information. Parent demographics were recorded and their literacy and numeracy skills measured.
resultsParents randomized to receive information using tables or pictographs had significantly (P < 0.025) greater gist and verbatim understanding than did parents who received the information using standard text. Tables and pictographs were also superior to text in promoting understanding among parents with low numeracy and literacy skills.
conclusionsMany parents and patients have difficulty in assimilating and interpreting risk/benefit information for both research and treatment. This is due, in part, to the manner in which risks and benefits are communicated and to the literacy and numeracy abilities of the individual. The results of this study suggest a simple and practical method for enhancing understanding of risk/benefit statistics for parents with varying numeracy and literacy skills.
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