Framing effect debiasing in medical decision making

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 102-107

  Almashat, Sammy ^a   Ayotte, Brian ^b   Edelstein, Barry ^c   Margrett, Jennifer ^d  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debiasing intervention; Decision bias; Framing effect; Medical decision making; Treatment choice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC;

EID: 40049086389     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2007.11.004     Document Type: Article

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