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- Title
Assessing Risk Literacy Skills: Enhancing Healthcare Management among University Students.
- Authors
Dolezel, Diane; Shanmugam, Ramalingam; Beauvais, Brad
- Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore the determinants of risk literacy among university students in the United States by utilizing the Berlin Numeracy Test. Risk literacy skills are essential for decision-making and communication of risks, but few studies consider university students. This study aims to evaluate the association of sociodemographic factors with individual risk literacy levels. An observational cross-sectional survey study was used with a convenience sample of 184 undergraduate and graduate university students. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences for demographics at risk for negative outcomes associated with lower risk literacy. For this group of students, the majority had below-average numeracy. These findings can guide healthcare professionals to focus on college-age individuals with low-risk literacy scores to enhance patient understanding, facilitate communication, and promote healthier behaviors.
- Subjects
SOUTHWESTERN United States; HEALTH literacy; CROSS-sectional method; STATISTICAL correlation; INCOME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCIENTIFIC observation; UNIVERSITIES &; colleges; SMOKING; HEALTH insurance; UNDERGRADUATES; STATISTICAL sampling; DECISION making; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RACE; RESEARCH; ANALYSIS of variance; ONE-way analysis of variance; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; PSYCHOLOGY of college students; DATA analysis software; FACTOR analysis
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2024, Vol 12, Issue 11, p1061
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare12111061