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" Risk, communication and health psychology / "
Dianne C. Berry.
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953626
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b707996
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Berry, Dianne.
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Risk, communication and health psychology /\ Dianne C. Berry.
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| Publication Statement
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Maidenhead :: Open University Press,, 2004.
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Health psychology
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1 online resource (x, 173 pages) :: illustrations.
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0335213510
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0335213150
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0335213529
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9780335213153
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9780335213511
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9780335224265
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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Cover -- TOC36;Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- CH36;Chapter 01 An introduction to risk communication in health -- CH36;Chapter 02 Defining and explaining risk -- CH36;Chapter 03 Communicating probabilistic information -- CH36;Chapter 04 Understanding and influencing peoples health behaviours -- CH36;Chapter 05 Communicating information about health and treatment -- CH36;Chapter 06 Patient information leaflets and the provision of written information -- CH36;Chapter 07 Other risk scales and tools for aiding understanding of health45;related information -- CH36;Chapter 08 Conclusions and future challenges -- References -- Author Index -- IDXIndex -- Last Page.
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" ... This text ... will become a reference for years to come."--"Health Expectations". This is the first book to clearly assess the increasingly important area of communication of risk in the health sector. We are moving away from the days when paternalistic doctors managed healthcare without involving patients in decision making. With the current emphasis on patient empowerment and shared decision making, patients want and need reliable, comprehensive and understandable information about their conditions and treatment. In order to make informed decisions, the people concerned must understand the risks and benefits associated with possible treatments. But the challenge for health professionals is how best to communicate this complex medical information to diverse audiences.; The book examines: risk which defines and explains how the term is used by different disciplines, how its meanings have changed over time and how the general public understand it; health communication and the effects on health behaviours; effective risk communication to individuals and the wider public; effectiveness of patient information leaflets, and strategies for improving oral and written health communications; the cognitive and emotional issues at stake for patients in understanding risk and health information; the use of new technologies in risk and health communication; and, ethical issues, and the future of risk communication. Using examples from disciplines including psychology, sociology, health, medicine, pharmacy, statistics and business and management, this book is key reading for students who need to understand the effect of risk in health psychology as well as for health professionals interested in doctor-patient communication, informed consent and patient welfare.
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Communication in medicine.
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Health risk assessment.
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Health risk communication.
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Behavioral Medicine.
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Communication.
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Patient Education as Topic.
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Physician-Patient Relations.
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Risk.
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Communication in medicine.
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Health risk assessment.
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Health risk communication.
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MEDICAL.
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Arts-patiënt-relatie.
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Medische psychologie.
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Risk communication.
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| Dewey Classification
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610.14
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RA423.2.B47 2004eb
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2004 G-799
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WB 103B534r 2004
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44.07bcl
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