ArticlePatient education and counseling2012
Using visual displays to communicate risk of cancer to women from diverse race/ethnic backgrounds.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Effectiveness of Visual Methods in Information Procedures for Stem Cell Recipients and Donors.Turkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology · 2017Trial
- Breast cancer clinical trial participation among diverse patients at a comprehensive cancer center.NPJ breast cancer · 2024Article
- Decisional involvement and information preferences of patients with hematologic malignancies.Blood advances · 2020Observational
- Communicating with diverse patients: How patient and clinician factors affect disparities.Patient education and counseling · 2018Review
- An Exploratory Application of Eye-Tracking Methods in a Discrete Choice Experiment.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2018Article
- Latinos and Cancer Information: Perspectives of Patients, Health Professionals and Telephone Cancer Information Specialists.Journal of health disparities research and practice · 2016Article
- Blocks, ovals, or people? Icon type affects risk perceptions and recall of pictographs.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2014Article
- Colorectal cancer screening: what do women from diverse ethnic groups want?Journal of general internal medicine · 2013Article
- Willingness to use tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer among diverse women.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis 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.
methodsCross-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.
resultsCorrect 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.
conclusionsRace/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. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Systematically considering the complexity of intersecting factors such as race/ethnicity, educational level, poverty, and numeracy in most health communications is needed.
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