Association of quantitative information and patient knowledge about prostate cancer outcomes.
Ilona FridmanPeter A UbelValerie C KahnAngela FagerlinPublished in: Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association (2022)
Despite concerns about patients' capacity to process quantitative information, we found that patients' knowledge about cancer risks is positively associated with a certain amount of quantitative information. In the consultations, patients need to receive quantitative information that is well balanced with qualitative explanations. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
Keyphrases
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- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
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- type diabetes
- emergency department
- systematic review
- primary care
- adipose tissue
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- radical prostatectomy
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- glycemic control
- human health