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The perceived severity of a disease and the impact of the vocabulary used to convey information: using Rasch scaling in a simulated oncological scenario

BACKGROUND: Healthcare staff should be aware of the importance that patients may attach to the words that are used to convey information. This is relevant in terms of the patients’ understanding. Modeling how people understand the information conveyed in a medical context may help health practitione...

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Autores principales: Burro, Roberto, Savardi, Ugo, Annunziata, Maria Antonietta, De Paoli, Paolo, Bianchi, Ivana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6292238/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30573952
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S175957