Rethinking health numeracy: A multidisciplinary literature review

被引:183
作者
Ancker, Jessica S.
Kaufman, David
机构
[1] Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Dept Biomed Informat, New York, NY 10032 USA
[2] New York State Psychiat Inst & Hosp, New York, NY 10032 USA
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10.1197/jamia.M2464
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TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
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0812 ;
摘要
The purpose of this review is to organize various published conceptions of health numeracy and to discuss how health numeracy contributes to the productive use of quantitative information for health. We define health numeracy as the individual-level skills needed to understand and use quantitative health information, including basic computation skills, ability to use information in documents and non-text formats such as graphs, and ability to communicate orally. We also identify two other factors affecting whether a consumer can use quantitative health information: design of documents and other information artifacts, and health-care providers' communication skills. We draw upon the distributed cognition perspective to argue that essential ingredients for the productive use of quantitative health information include not only health numeracy but also good provider communication skills, as well as documents and devices that are designed to enhance comprehension and cognition.
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