Numerical Reasoning in Judgments and Decision Making about Health - Hardcover

Edited By Britta L. Anderson , Jay Schulkin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1107040949 ISBN 13: 9781107040946

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Every day thousands of individuals need to make critical decisions about their health based on numerical information, yet recent surveys have found that over half the population of the United States is unable to complete basic math problems. How does this lack of numerical ability (also referred to as low numeracy, quantitative illiteracy or statistical illiteracy) impact healthcare? What can be done to help people with low numeracy skills? Numerical Reasoning in Judgments and Decision Making about Health addresses these questions by examining and explaining the impact of quantitative illiteracy on healthcare and in specific healthcare contexts, and discussing what can be done to reduce these healthcare disparities. This book will be a useful resource for professionals in many health fields including academics, policy makers, physicians and other healthcare providers.

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About the Authors

Britta L. Anderson is a Research Associate at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Jay Schulkin is the Senior Director of Research in the Division of Practice at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. He is also a Research Professor of Neuroscience at Georgetown University, Washington DC and Research Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107040949
• ISBN 13: 9781107040946
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 280