ArticleJournal of medical Internet research2018
Improving the Understanding of Test Results by Substituting (Not Adding) Goal Ranges: Web-Based Between-Subjects Experiment.
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- Patient Experiences With Online Laboratory Test Presentations From Access to Activation: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Communicating blood test results in primary care: a mixed-methods systematic review.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing Patient Understanding of Laboratory Test Results: Systematic Review of Presentation Formats and Their Impact on Perception, Decision, Action, and Memory.Journal of medical Internet research · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Patient-Facing Visualizations of Personal Health Data.Applied clinical informatics · 2019Pooled it
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- Do you want to promote recall, perceptions, or behavior? The best data visualization depends on the communication goal.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2024Article
- Annotation and Information Extraction of Consumer-Friendly Health Articles for Enhancing Laboratory Test Reporting.AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium · 2023Article
- Home blood pressure data visualization for the management of hypertension: using human factors and design principles.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2021Article
- Patients' Attitudes Toward an Online Patient Portal for Communicating Laboratory Test Results: Real-World Study Using the eHealth Impact Questionnaire.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- Primary Care Providers' Preferences and Concerns Regarding Specific Visual Displays for Returning Hemoglobin A1c Test Results to Patients.Medical decision making : an international journal of the Society for Medical Decision Making · 2019Article
- Design and Comprehension Testing of Tailored Asthma Control Infographics for Adults with Persistent Asthma.Applied clinical informatics · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundMost displays of laboratory test results include a standard reference range. For some patients (eg, those with chronic conditions), however, getting a result within the standard range may be unachievable, inappropriate, or even harmful.
objectiveThe objective of our study was to test the impact of including clinically appropriate goal ranges outside the standard range in the visual displays of laboratory test results.
methodsParticipants (N=6776) from a demographically diverse Web-based panel viewed hypothetical glycated hemoglobin (HbA
resultsWhile goal range information did not influence the understanding of HbA
conclusionsReplacing the standard range with a clinically appropriate goal range could help patients better understand how their test results relate to their personal targets.
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