Bmc Med Inform Decis
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Bmc Med Inform Decis · Sep 2012
Health numeracy in Japan: measures of basic numeracy account for framing bias in a highly numerate population.
Health numeracy is an important factor in how well people make decisions based on medical risk information. However, in many countries, including Japan, numeracy studies have been limited. ⋯ Despite relatively high levels of health numeracy according to these scales, numeracy measures are still important determinants underlying susceptibility to framing bias. This suggests that it is important in Japan to identify individuals with low numeracy skills so that risk information can be presented in a way that enables them to correctly understand it. Further investigation is required on effective numeracy measures for such an intervention in Japan.