Risk and experience: Effects of experiential learning and patient characteristics in interpretation of dynamic risk graphics.

@article{citeulike:1115381, abstract = {ABSTRACT: Risks can be explained to patients in narratives, numbers, or graphs. All these methods depend upon description. However, decisions from description differ systematically from decisions about risks that are experienced through activities such as drawing cards from a deck. We have developed a dynamic graphic interface that provides a virtual experience of event probabilities, with potential applications in patient education and decision support.}, address = {Columbia University, Vanderbilt Clinic 5th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA.}, author = {Ancker, J. S. and Senathirajah, Y. and Weber, E. U. and Kukafka, R. }, citeulike-article-id = {1115381}, issn = {1559-4076}, journal = {AMIA Annu Symp Proc}, keywords = {experiential\_v\_abstract, risk}, posted-at = {2007-02-20 23:44:25}, priority = {2}, title = {Risk and experience: Effects of experiential learning and patient characteristics in interpretation of dynamic risk graphics.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17238464}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1115381 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1115381 TI - Risk and experience: Effects of experiential learning and patient characteristics in interpretation of dynamic risk graphics. JF - AMIA Annu Symp Proc AD - Columbia University, Vanderbilt Clinic 5th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA. SN - 1559-4076 N2 - ABSTRACT: Risks can be explained to patients in narratives, numbers, or graphs. All these methods depend upon description. However, decisions from description differ systematically from decisions about risks that are experienced through activities such as drawing cards from a deck. We have developed a dynamic graphic interface that provides a virtual experience of event probabilities, with potential applications in patient education and decision support. KW - experiential_v_abstract KW - risk AU - Ancker, JS AU - Senathirajah, Y AU - Weber, EU AU - Kukafka, R PY - 2006/// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17238464 ER -