Using animated computer-generated text and graphics to depict the risks and benefits of medical treatment

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1103-1110

  Tait, Alan R ^a,b   Voepel Lewis, Terri ^a   Brennan Martinez, Colleen ^a   McGonegal, Maureen ^a   Levine, Robert ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ArchieMD Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer animation; Patient comprehension; Patient preferences; Risk benefit statistics

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; COMPREHENSION; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH LITERACY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PREFERENCE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84867846882     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: 15557162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2012.04.040     Document Type: Article

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