Data display format and hospital ward reports: effects of different presentations on data interpretation

Alessandro Agostinelli; Maria Lucia Specchia; Giorgio Liguori; Antonino Parlato; Roberta Siliquini; Nicola Nante; Domitilla Di Thiene; Walter Ricciardi; Antonio Boccia; Giuseppe La Torre

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckr205

Data display format and hospital ward reports: effects of different presentations on data interpretation

Alessandro Agostinelli
, Maria Lucia Specchia
, Giorgio Liguori
, Antonino Parlato
, Roberta Siliquini
, Nicola Nante
, Domitilla Di Thiene
, Walter Ricciardi
, Antonio Boccia
, Giuseppe La Torre

University of Naples Parthenope
Local Health Unit Napoli 2
University of Turin
Sapienza University

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Abstract

Graphs are often used in medical communication, both in clinical practice and health management. They can help the processing of quantitative information but may also contribute to drawing wrong conclusions. The aim of the survey is to study the graphical perception of the data at the management level and its possible effects, showing how some criteria of appraisal of a phenomenon are influenced by the graphical format.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-86
Number of pages	5
Journal	European Journal of Public Health
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckr205
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Data Display
Data Interpretation
Hospitals
comprehension
cross-sectional study
information processing

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