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Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample. / Gaissmaier, Wolfgang; Giese, Helge; Galesic, Mirta; Garcia-Retamero, Rocio; Kasper, Juergen; Kleiter, Ingo; Meuth, Sven G; Köpke, Sascha; Heesen, Christoph.

In: PATIENT EDUC COUNS, Vol. 101, No. 1, 01.01.2018, p. 74-78.

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Gaissmaier, W, Giese, H, Galesic, M, Garcia-Retamero, R, Kasper, J, Kleiter, I, Meuth, SG, Köpke, S & Heesen, C 2018, 'Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample', PATIENT EDUC COUNS, vol. 101, no. 1, pp. 74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.018

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Gaissmaier, W., Giese, H., Galesic, M., Garcia-Retamero, R., Kasper, J., Kleiter, I., Meuth, S. G., Köpke, S., & Heesen, C. (2018). Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample. PATIENT EDUC COUNS, 101(1), 74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.018

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Gaissmaier W, Giese H, Galesic M, Garcia-Retamero R, Kasper J, Kleiter I et al. Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample. PATIENT EDUC COUNS. 2018 Jan 1;101(1):74-78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2017.07.018

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title = "Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample",
abstract = "OBJECTIVE: A shared decision-making approach is suggested for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. To properly evaluate benefits and risks of different treatment options accordingly, MS patients require sufficient numeracy - the ability to understand quantitative information. It is unknown whether MS affects numeracy. Therefore, we investigated whether patients' numeracy was impaired compared to a probabilistic national sample.METHODS: As part of the larger prospective, observational, multicenter study PERCEPT, we assessed numeracy for a clinical study sample of German MS patients (N=725) with a standard test and compared them to a German probabilistic sample (N=1001), controlling for age, sex, and education. Within patients, we assessed whether disease variables (disease duration, disability, annual relapse rate, cognitive impairment) predicted numeracy beyond these demographics.RESULTS: MS patients showed a comparable level of numeracy as the probabilistic national sample (68.9% vs. 68.5% correct answers, P=0.831). In both samples, numeracy was higher for men and the highly educated. Disease variables did not predict numeracy beyond demographics within patients, and predictability was generally low.CONCLUSION: This sample of MS patients understood quantitative information on the same level as the general population.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: There is no reason to withhold quantitative information from MS patients.",
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author = "Wolfgang Gaissmaier and Helge Giese and Mirta Galesic and Rocio Garcia-Retamero and Juergen Kasper and Ingo Kleiter and Meuth, {Sven G} and Sascha K{\"o}pke and Christoph Heesen",
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T1 - Numeracy of multiple sclerosis patients: A comparison of patients from the PERCEPT study to a German probabilistic sample

AU - Gaissmaier, Wolfgang

AU - Giese, Helge

AU - Galesic, Mirta

AU - Garcia-Retamero, Rocio

AU - Kasper, Juergen

AU - Kleiter, Ingo

AU - Meuth, Sven G

AU - Köpke, Sascha

AU - Heesen, Christoph

N1 - Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

PY - 2018/1/1

Y1 - 2018/1/1

N2 - OBJECTIVE: A shared decision-making approach is suggested for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. To properly evaluate benefits and risks of different treatment options accordingly, MS patients require sufficient numeracy - the ability to understand quantitative information. It is unknown whether MS affects numeracy. Therefore, we investigated whether patients' numeracy was impaired compared to a probabilistic national sample.METHODS: As part of the larger prospective, observational, multicenter study PERCEPT, we assessed numeracy for a clinical study sample of German MS patients (N=725) with a standard test and compared them to a German probabilistic sample (N=1001), controlling for age, sex, and education. Within patients, we assessed whether disease variables (disease duration, disability, annual relapse rate, cognitive impairment) predicted numeracy beyond these demographics.RESULTS: MS patients showed a comparable level of numeracy as the probabilistic national sample (68.9% vs. 68.5% correct answers, P=0.831). In both samples, numeracy was higher for men and the highly educated. Disease variables did not predict numeracy beyond demographics within patients, and predictability was generally low.CONCLUSION: This sample of MS patients understood quantitative information on the same level as the general population.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: There is no reason to withhold quantitative information from MS patients.

AB - OBJECTIVE: A shared decision-making approach is suggested for multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. To properly evaluate benefits and risks of different treatment options accordingly, MS patients require sufficient numeracy - the ability to understand quantitative information. It is unknown whether MS affects numeracy. Therefore, we investigated whether patients' numeracy was impaired compared to a probabilistic national sample.METHODS: As part of the larger prospective, observational, multicenter study PERCEPT, we assessed numeracy for a clinical study sample of German MS patients (N=725) with a standard test and compared them to a German probabilistic sample (N=1001), controlling for age, sex, and education. Within patients, we assessed whether disease variables (disease duration, disability, annual relapse rate, cognitive impairment) predicted numeracy beyond these demographics.RESULTS: MS patients showed a comparable level of numeracy as the probabilistic national sample (68.9% vs. 68.5% correct answers, P=0.831). In both samples, numeracy was higher for men and the highly educated. Disease variables did not predict numeracy beyond demographics within patients, and predictability was generally low.CONCLUSION: This sample of MS patients understood quantitative information on the same level as the general population.PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: There is no reason to withhold quantitative information from MS patients.

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