Risk, Communication and Health Psychology

Informationen zum Autor Dianne Berry is Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research) at the University of Reading. She has previously published Risk! Communication and Health Psychology for the Health Psychology series at Open University Press. Her interests include perception and communication of risk information! health education and communication! human learning! memory and decision making. Klappentext "...this text...will become a reference for years to come." Health Expectations >The book examines:Risk: defining and explaining 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 publicEffectiveness 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 informationThe use of new technologies in risk and health communicationEthical 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. Zusammenfassung This is the first book to clearly assess the increasingly important area of communication of risk in the health sector. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series editor's foreword Preface An introduction to risk communication in health Defining and explaining risk Communicating probabilistic information Understanding and influencing people's health behaviours Communicating information about health and treatment Patient information leaflets and the provision of written information Other risk scales and tools for aiding understanding of health related information Conclusions and future challenges References Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Dianne Berry, Dianne C. Berry
• Publisher: Open University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.05.2004
• EAN: 9780335213511
• ISBN: 978-0-335-21351-1
• No. of pages: 184
• Series: Health Psychology; Health Psychology
• Subjects: Guides; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General