David B. Portnoy|Debra Roter|Lori H. Erby
The role of numeracy on client knowledge in BRCA genetic counseling
National Institutes of Health|Johns Hopkins University|Johns Hopkins University
assess impact numeracy health literacy clients ability learn information orally communicated brca 12 genetic counseling sessionfiftynine videotaped simulated genetic counseling sessions shown 246 analogue clients ac recruited imagine client genetic counseling session ac numeracy genetic literacy state trait anxiety decisional conflict assessed primary outcome ac learning brca 12health literacy numeracy moderately correlated independently predicted learning higher numeracy associated higher knowledge scores among acs adequate literacy decisional conflict related literacy numeracy knowledge acquisition however inversely related state anxiety higher postsession state anxiety lower acs decisional conflictnumeracy health literacy associated learning orally communicated information genetic counseling appears numeracy facilitate learning literate subjects however make difference learning ability clients significant literacy deficitsnumeracy plays important role clients ability learn information communicated medical sessions especially among clients otherwise regarded literate