Perception of health risk can affect medical decisions and health behavior change. Yet the
concept of risk is a difficult one for the public to grasp. Whether perceptions of risk affect …

This paper 1) provides reasons why graphics should be effective aids to communicate risk; 2)
reviews the use of visuals, especially graphical displays, to communicate risk; 3) discusses …

Study Design. Retrospective review of prospectively collected data on the neuromonitoring
changes recorded during a consecutive series of cord level 3-column posterior spinal …

The label ‘teachable moment’ (TM) has been used to describe naturally occurring health
events thought to motivate individuals to spontaneously adopt risk-reducing health behaviors. …

Background. Numeracy, how facile people are with basic probability and mathematical
concepts, is associated with how people perceive health risks. Performance on simple numeracy …

Purpose Cancer survivors are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes,
osteoporosis, and second primary tumors. Healthful lifestyle practices may improve the health and …

The authors conduct two experiments that indicate that the effectiveness of loss- versus gain-framed
messages depends on the affective state of the message recipient. In Experiment 1, …

In three studies, we tested the hypothesis that the belief in a just and an unjust world are
distinct constructs. The two-factor model was supported through the use of structural equation …

Background Many of the world’s population, across all age groups and abilities, are not
meeting or even aware of internationally recommended physical activity (PA) and sedentary …

Numeracy—that is, how facile people are with mathematical concepts and their applications—is
gaining importance in medical decision making and risk communication. This article …