Karen Caeyenberghs, Claudia Metzler-Baddeley, Sonya Foley, Derek K Jones
Dynamics of the Human Structural Connectome Underlying Working Memory Training
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience
introduction enhanced visual effects like animation potential improve comprehension probabilistic risk information particularly lower health literacy tested effect presentation format comprehension colorectal cancer crc screening probabilities identify optimal risk communication strategies methods participants community foodbank cancer prevention center randomized 1 3 crc screening risk presentations presentations used identical content varied format 1 video animated pictographs 2 video static pictographs 3 audiobooklet static pictographs participants completed pre postpresentation surveys primary outcome knowledge probabilityrisk information regarding crc screening calculated total verbatim gist scores results total 187 participants completed study included analysis median age 58 years interquartile range iqr 14 years participants women 63 almost half high school education less 46 approximately onequarter inadequate health literacy short test functional health literacy adults marginalinadequate 28 brief health literacy screener low 18 half low numeracy subjective numeracy scale low 54 graphical literacy measure low 50 found significant differences total verbatim gist knowledge across presentation formats p 005 discussion use animated pictograph communicate risk appear augment impede knowledge risk information regardless health literacy level difficulty understanding pictographs presenting numerical information persists may benefit teaching priming individuals interpret numerical information presented pictographs communicating risk using visual methods trial registry nct02151032