Yoshimitsu Takahashi|Michi Sakai|Tsuguya Fukui|Takuro Shimbo
Measuring the Ability to Interpret Medical Information Among the Japanese Public and the Relationship With Inappropriate Purchasing Attitudes of Health-Related Goods
Saitama International Medical Center|St. Luke's International Hospital|Saitama International Medical Center
investigate relationship uncritical purchasing attitudes toward healthrelated goods authors devised test ability interpret medical information taimi among japanese public designed measure numeracy literacy also critical appraising skills online survey conducted 6047 participants randomly chosen japanese public 36 physicians taimi score public 39 17 mean standard deviation physicians higher 62 13 p lt 01 lower taimi scoring group prone purchasing healthrelated goods response exaggerated advertising higherscoring one p lt 01 factor analysis indicated taimi included 2 factors related ability critically appraise validity impact evidence conclusion taimi successfully measured ability interpret medical information including critical aspect appraising validity impact information people competent interpretation tended critical purchasing attitudes