The Effectiveness of a Primer to Help People Understand Risk

  1. Steven Woloshin, MD, MS;
  2. Lisa M. Schwartz, MD, MS; and
  3. H. Gilbert Welch, MD, MPH
  1. 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.
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      Figure 3. Excerpts of primer.
    4. Figure 4. SES = socioeconomic status.
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      Figure 4. SES = socioeconomic status. Medical data interpretation scores (mean and proportion exceeding threshold) for the primer and control groups.

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