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. 2013 Nov 29;13(Suppl 2):S10. doi: 10.1186/1472-6947-13-S2-S10

Table 4.

Summary of Review I Findings Relative to PtDA Goal 2: to support values clarification among lower literacy consumers

Effect of health literacy on values clarification
No. of Studies Summary of Findings

Decisional uncertainty Decisional regret 2 [31,32] Lower health literacy associated with higher uncertainty and decisional regret.
Confidence in decision making 2 [33,34] Effect unclear.
Effect of health literacy intervention studies on values clarification

No. of Studies Summary of Findings

Decisional uncertainty 1 [35] Video images to increase the salience of health states reduced decisional uncertainty, with strongest effect in lower health literacy patients.