Malachi Ruf
02/05/2018
This article was looking at heart attacks specifically, and why people commonly delay in seeking health care. It looks at two different studies. The first being interviews they had with heart attack survivors. The second looking at the statistics of possible risk, people decisions, and the health outcomes they bring. Both of them were meant to help us understand why and how can we help people recognize the signs and get better with our decisions.
The point of study one was to look into fixing the past failures to make people decide to go to the hospital. Many people delay in this decision causing more harm to their hearts. The researchers interviewed people five days after their heart attacks; looking at the ages between 32-74. They concluded that people with higher numeracy are four time more likely to go to the hospital. Numeracy is having the confidence and ability to apply quantitative and spatial understanding in daily life. Using Numeracy as a guide they propose that they can start predicting who will decide to go to the hospital and who won't.
Study two looked at ways they could increase people's understanding of the risks. They received their data from 27,885 participants coming from 60 different countries. They found by presenting visual aids the results of people understanding the risks increases greatly. The aids worked especially for less able people. In the end they also found five categories to rate their visual aids.
At the end of the article they gave an example for how people view numbers, and how it affects their decisions. Their example was, "Suppose 100 patients receive an experimental drug during a clinical trial and 15 of them die, while 800 patients receive a traditional treatment during the trial and 80 of them die." I myself was think the better option was the experiment drug. Even though the death rate for that is 15%. While the death rate for the traditional option is only 10%. If I was shown a pie graph showing the numbers. It would be plain to see that the experiment drug is more deadly. That is why I agree with their statements of visual aid having a big affect.
I hope this can be applied for all medical awareness. Though heart attacks are a great example, where when people wait their condition worsens very quickly. Looking at other matters such as wisdom teeth removal, modern day adults have 85% removal rate. Getting them removed at younger ages is immensely safer and easier. Being able to start conveying that to people, will save a lot of adults painful surgeries.
Article https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243774&org=NSF&from=news
Study 1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12160-016-9853-1
Study 2 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0018720817690634
02/05/2018
This article was looking at heart attacks specifically, and why people commonly delay in seeking health care. It looks at two different studies. The first being interviews they had with heart attack survivors. The second looking at the statistics of possible risk, people decisions, and the health outcomes they bring. Both of them were meant to help us understand why and how can we help people recognize the signs and get better with our decisions.
The point of study one was to look into fixing the past failures to make people decide to go to the hospital. Many people delay in this decision causing more harm to their hearts. The researchers interviewed people five days after their heart attacks; looking at the ages between 32-74. They concluded that people with higher numeracy are four time more likely to go to the hospital. Numeracy is having the confidence and ability to apply quantitative and spatial understanding in daily life. Using Numeracy as a guide they propose that they can start predicting who will decide to go to the hospital and who won't.
Study two looked at ways they could increase people's understanding of the risks. They received their data from 27,885 participants coming from 60 different countries. They found by presenting visual aids the results of people understanding the risks increases greatly. The aids worked especially for less able people. In the end they also found five categories to rate their visual aids.
At the end of the article they gave an example for how people view numbers, and how it affects their decisions. Their example was, "Suppose 100 patients receive an experimental drug during a clinical trial and 15 of them die, while 800 patients receive a traditional treatment during the trial and 80 of them die." I myself was think the better option was the experiment drug. Even though the death rate for that is 15%. While the death rate for the traditional option is only 10%. If I was shown a pie graph showing the numbers. It would be plain to see that the experiment drug is more deadly. That is why I agree with their statements of visual aid having a big affect.
I hope this can be applied for all medical awareness. Though heart attacks are a great example, where when people wait their condition worsens very quickly. Looking at other matters such as wisdom teeth removal, modern day adults have 85% removal rate. Getting them removed at younger ages is immensely safer and easier. Being able to start conveying that to people, will save a lot of adults painful surgeries.
Article https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=243774&org=NSF&from=news
Study 1 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12160-016-9853-1
Study 2 http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0018720817690634
I was interested in this article because my grandfather died of a heart attack in 1998 at the age of 69. He lived in Samoa which is a third world country. Even today, medical care in Samoa is lacking and information is scarce. I don't doubt that he had symptoms of a heart attack before the final attack that took his life. If he had more education about the symptoms and knew the potential dangers, i'm sure he would've sought medical attention, but he just didn't know. This is a perfect example of why it is so important to educate people, and to provide proper medical care. I think this article and this research is incredibly important. If educating people around the world of heart attack symptoms can save even one life, then it's worth it. - DA
ReplyDeleteI found this article most interesting in the way that it addresses what I think to be a huge issue in todays society. We have so many resources available to us, yet we often feel as though we cannot use those resources unless they are absolutely necessary. For example if there is an individual in a situation where they don't feel safe I feel as though by instinct calling 911 is not our first reaction because we must only do that in an emergency. I think society as a whole needs to be better about recognizing issues before they become emergencies. This goes along with our health, we should be taking advantage of our resources and making sure that we are constantly getting check ups and ensuring that our bodies are in the best condition possible. We need to educate ourselves in order to protect ourselves.
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