Communicating Multiple Disease Risks



Status:Completed
Conditions:Healthy Studies
Therapuetic Areas:Other
Healthy:No
Age Range:30 - 65
Updated:11/8/2017
Start Date:April 1, 2015
End Date:June 27, 2017

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Communicating Multiple Disease Risks: A Translation of Risk Prediction Science

Epidemiology seeks to improve public health by identifying risk factors for cancer and other
diseases and conveying that information to relevant audiences. The audience is presumed to
understand and use that information to make appropriate decisions about lifestyle behaviors
and medical treatments. Yet, even though a single risk factor can affect the risk of multiple
health outcomes, this information is seldom communicated to people in a way that optimizes
their understanding of the importance of engaging in a single healthy behavior. Providing
individuals with the ability to understand how a single behavior (obtaining sufficient
physical activity) could affect their risk of developing multiple diseases could foster a
more coherent and meaningful picture of the behavior's importance in reducing health risks,
increase motivation and intentions to engage in the behavior, and over time improve public
health.

The proposed study translates epidemiological data about five diseases that cause significant
morbidity and mortality (i.e., colon cancer, breast cancer (women), heart disease, diabetes,
and stroke) into a visual display that conveys individualized risk estimates in a
comprehensible, meaningful, and useful way to diverse lay audiences.


Inclusion Criteria:

- 30-65 years of age

- Able to read and communicate in English

- Not meeting national guidelines for aerobic physical activity (at least 150 minutes
per week of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Less than 30 years of age

- Older than 65 years of age

- Not able to read and communicate in English

- Meets national guidelines for aerobic physical activity (at least 150 minutes per week
of moderate intensity aerobic physical activity)
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