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The Effectiveness of a Primer to Help People Understand Risk
- Steven Woloshin, MD, MS;
- Lisa M. Schwartz, MD, MS; and
- H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH
- From the Veterans Affairs Outcomes Group, White River Junction, Vermont, and the Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, New Hampshire.
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Figure 1. Overview of 2 randomized trials in distinct populations.SES = socioeconomic status; VA = Veterans Affairs.
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Figure 2. Key concepts taught in the primer, excerpted from the final pages. -
Figure 3. Excerpts of primer. -
Figure 4. SES = socioeconomic status. Medical data interpretation scores (mean and proportion exceeding threshold) for the primer and control groups.
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