Marie?Anne Durand|Renata W. Yen|James O’Malley|Glyn Elwyn|Julien Mancini
Graph literacy matters: Examining the association between graph literacy, health literacy, and numeracy in a Medicaid eligible population
Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice|Dartmouth College|Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice|Dartmouth College|Economic & Social Sciences, Health Systems & Medical Informatics|Inserm|Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
objectives graphic display formats often used enhance health information yet limited attention paid graph literacy people lower education lower socioeconomic status ses study aimed 1 examine relationship graph literacy numeracy health literacy sociodemographic characteristics medicaideligible population 2 determine impact graph literacy comprehension preference different visual formats methods conducted crosssectional online survey among people us medicaid presumed lower education ses results mean graph literacy score among 436 participants 147 sd 105 range 0 4 graph literacy significantly associated overall comprehension p lt 001 mean comprehension scores highest table format 191 closely followed bar graph 185 icon array 180 information comprehension aligned preference scores conclusions graph literacy medicaideligible population lower previous estimates us tables better understood icon arrays yielding lowest score preferences aligned comprehension practice implications may necessary reconsider use graphic display formats designing information people lower educational levels research needed