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SUBMITTER: Carey M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143261 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
PloS one 20180918 9
<h4>Objective</h4>To explore adult medical oncology outpatients' understanding of and preferences for the format of health risk information.<h4>Methods</h4>Two surveys, one assessing sociodemographic characteristics and a second survey examining perceptions of risk information.<h4>Results</h4>Of the 361 (74%) consenting patients, 210 completed at least one question on risk communication. 17% to 65% of patients understood numeric risk information, depending on the format of the information. More ...[more]