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Numeric, Verbal, and Visual Formats of Conveying Health Risks: Suggested Best Practices and Future Recommendations by Lipkus, Isaac M.

“…Perception of health risk can affect medical decisions and health behavior change. Yet the concept of risk is a difficult one for the public to grasp. Whether…”
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Justice beliefs for self and others: Associations with positive and negative affectivity in African Americans and White Americans by Lucas, Todd, Lipkus, Isaac M, Zhdanova, Ludmila

“…Prior research has shown that a belief in personal justice (i.e., justice for self) is associated with better health and well-being, whereas a belief in…”
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Influencing Perceptions of Harm of Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking Among One Member of Couples Who Use Waterpipe by Lipkus, Isaac M, Sanders, Camilla, Mays, Darren

“…Abstract Introduction Waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) often occurs socially, increasing health risks for the smoker and others through secondhand smoke…”
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Understanding the Role of Numeracy in Health: Proposed Theoretical Framework and Practical Insights by Lipkus, Isaac M., Peters, Ellen

“…Numeracy—that is, how facile people are with mathematical concepts and their applications—is gaining importance in medical decision making and risk…”
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Exploring motivation to quit and risk appraisals of hookah tobacco smoking for self and partner among a member of single and dual smoker couples by Lipkus, Isaac M., Mays, Darren, Sanders, Camilla, Hatch, Daniel

“…Negative health effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) are likely more pronounced in dual rather than single smoker couples. Data on how smokers’ perceived…”
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Illness uncertainty, partner support, and quality of life: A dyadic longitudinal investigation of couples facing prostate cancer by Varner, Sydneyjane, Lloyd, Gillian, Ranby, Krista W., Callan, Stephanie, Robertson, Cary, Lipkus, Isaac M.

“…Objective Prostate cancer (PC) and its treatment often result in chronic, negative side‐effects that affect both patients and their romantic partners. Illness…”
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Mobile Health Messages Help Sustain Recent Weight Loss by Shaw, Ryan J., PhD, RN, Bosworth, Hayden B., PhD, Silva, Susan S., PhD, Lipkus, Isaac M., PhD, Davis, Linda L., PhD, RN, Sha, Ronald S., MD, PhD, Johnson, Constance M., PhD, RN

“…Abstract Background Using regulatory focus theory, an intervention of daily weight loss-sustaining messages was developed and tested for acceptability,…”
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The Effects of Brief Waterpipe Tobacco Use Harm and Addiction Education Messages Among Young Adult Waterpipe Tobacco Users by Mays, Darren, Tercyak, Kenneth P., Lipkus, Isaac M.

“…This study investigated the immediate effects of brief education messages delivered online about harms and addictiveness of waterpipe tobacco use among young…”
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Effects of Educational Materials about Harms of Waterpipe Tobacco Charcoal Use on Adult Smokers' Risk Perceptions by Lipkus, Isaac M, Cobb, Caroline O

“…A prospective online study, consisting of 203 participants ages 18 and older who smoked waterpipe (hookah) within the last 30 days, examined how brief…”
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Perceptions of physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines among end-users and stakeholders: a systematic review by Hollman, Heather, Updegraff, John A, Lipkus, Isaac M, Rhodes, Ryan E

“…Many of the world's population, across all age groups and abilities, are not meeting or even aware of internationally recommended physical activity (PA) and…”
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Presenting quantitative information about decision outcomes: a risk communication primer for patient decision aid developers by Trevena, Lyndal J, Zikmund-Fisher, Brian J, Edwards, Adrian, Gaissmaier, Wolfgang, Galesic, Mirta, Han, Paul K J, King, John, Lawson, Margaret L, Linder, Suzanne K, Lipkus, Isaac, Ozanne, Elissa, Peters, Ellen, Timmermans, Danielle, Woloshin, Steven

“…Making evidence-based decisions often requires comparison of two or more options. Research-based evidence may exist which quantifies how likely the outcomes…”
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Tailored Mobile Messaging Intervention for Waterpipe Tobacco Cessation in Young Adults: A Randomized Trial by Mays, Darren, Johnson, Andrea C., Phan, Lilianna, Sanders, Camilla, Shoben, Abigail, Tercyak, Kenneth P., Wagener, Theodore L., Brinkman, Marielle C., Lipkus, Isaac M.

“…Objectives. To test a tailored mobile health (i.e., mHealth) intervention for waterpipe tobacco cessation in young adults. Methods. From 2018 to 2020 at 2 US…”
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Clinical Implications of Numeracy: Theory and Practice by Nelson, Wendy, Reyna, Valerie F., Fagerlin, Angela, Lipkus, Isaac, Peters, Ellen

“…Background Low numeracy is pervasive and constrains informed patient choice, reduces medication compliance, limits access to treatments, impairs risk…”
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Perceived Harms of Waterpipe Tobacco Heating Sources Among Young Adult Waterpipe Tobacco Smokers by Lipkus, Isaac M., Cobb, Caroline O., Eissenberg, Thomas

“…Background. Waterpipe tobacco smoking is associated with many negative health outcomes due to toxicants produced by heating the tobacco using charcoal or…”
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Characterizing Young Adults’ Susceptibility to Waterpipe Tobacco Use and Their Reactions to Messages About Product Harms and Addictiveness by Lipkus, Isaac M., Mays, Darren, Tercyak, Kenneth P.

“…There is very little insight into the psychosocial characteristics of young adults susceptible to waterpipe tobacco use and their reactions to messages about…”
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Association between felt ambivalence and the desire to quit waterpipe use among college students by Lipkus, Isaac M, Noonan, Devon

“…College waterpipe tobacco smokers who feel more ambivalence, that is, conflicted about its use, may have a stronger desire to quit. Using baseline survey data…”
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Comparing harm beliefs and risk perceptions among young adult waterpipe tobacco smokers and nonsmokers: Implications for cessation and prevention by Lipkus, Isaac M, Mays, Darren

“…Abstract Introduction Very little is known about how waterpipe tobacco smokers and nonsmokers compare on harm beliefs about waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) and…”
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Effects of mental simulation of future waterpipe tobacco smoking on attitudes, perceived harms and intended use among young adults by Lipkus, Isaac M., Mays, Darren, Sheeran, Paschal, Pan, Wei, Cameron, Linda D., De Brigard, Felipe

“…The desire to engage in waterpipe tobacco smoking (WTS) may occur when smokers and nonsmokers conjure positive mental simulations of WTS. However, effects of…”
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Main Outcomes of the FRESH START Trial: A Sequentially Tailored, Diet and Exercise Mailed Print Intervention Among Breast and Prostate Cancer Survivors by DEMARK-WAHNEFRIED, Wendy, CLIPP, Elizabeth C, KRAUS, William E, LIPKUS, Isaac M, LOBACH, David, SNYDER, Denise Clutter, SLOANE, Richard, PETERSON, Bercedis, MACRI, Jennifer M, ROCK, Cheryl L, MCBRIDE, Colleen M

“…Cancer survivors are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, osteoporosis, and second primary tumors. Healthful lifestyle practices may improve…”
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Predicting Colorectal Cancer Screening among Adults Who Have Never Been Screened: Testing the Interaction between Message Framing and Tailored Risk Feedback by Lipkus, Isaac M., Johnson, Constance, Amarasekara, Sathya, Pan, Wei, Updegraff, John A.

“…Providing adults tailored risk estimates of getting colorectal cancer (CRC) can increase screening. A concern is that receipt of lower risk estimates will…”
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