A New Measure of Health Numeracy: Brief Medical Numbers Test (BMNT)

Approximately half of Americans have inadequate health literacy, which leads to poorer health outcomes. Health numeracy is an important component of literacy, which reflects one's ability to understand and manipulate numbers. This is especially important for transplant candidates, as adherence to medical recommendations is essential for post-transplant care. Although validated measures of numeracy exist, they can be inconvenient and timely to administer.

Source: Psychosomatics - July 19, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kate E. Dykhuis, Linda Slowik, Kelly Bryce, Maren E. Hyde-Nolan, Anne Eshelman, Lisa Renee Miller-Matero Tags: Original Research Article Source Type: research