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I study risk communication for Shared Decision Making and Patient Engagement, with a specific focus on patient vulnerability. Since patient engagement has gained ground as a key component of quality of care (i.e. Value Based Healthcare and Shared Decision Making), optimal risk communication has also gained importance. Risk communication can take place verbally between healthcare professionals and patients in their clinical encounter, but also through leaflets or digital communications such as patient decision aids. This type of information can be extremely difficult for patients, especially for vulnerable patients such as those with a bad prognosis and those with lower health literacy. I study how to optimize risk communication for those vulnerable patient groups.
Research interests
My research is embedded within the section Quality and Organization of Care (QOC); Department of Public and Occupational Health. QOC is a multidisciplinary section that aims to improve the quality and organization of public, curative, and palliative health care for citizens, patients and health care professionals, organizations and health care systems by performing research and translating scientific knowledge into practice, policy and education.
Within this section, my research falls within RISC Amsterdam: In the RISC expert centre, we perform interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research on health risk communication and individual and shared decision making, and integrate scientific knowledge with policy and practice. We work closely with The National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM)
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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ERUDIGIT: Empowering citizens for responsible use of direct to consumer genetic testing
Rigter, T., Bruins, D., Cornel, M. & Damman, O.
1/11/2022 → 1/11/2026
Project: Research
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How do healthcare consumers process and evaluate comparative healthcare information? A qualitative study using cognitive interviews
Damman, O. C., Hendriks, M., Rademakers, J., Delnoij, D. M. J. & Groenewegen, P. P., 2009, In: BMC public health. 9, 423.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Using PROMs during routine medical consultations: The perspectives of people with Parkinson’s disease and their health professionals
Damman, O. C., Verbiest, M. E. A., Vonk, S. I., Berendse, H. W., Bloem, B. R., de Bruijne, M. C. & Faber, M. J., 1 Oct 2019, In: Health expectations. 22, 5, p. 939-951 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access18 Citations (Scopus) -
The effects of infographics and several quantitative versus qualitative formats for cardiovascular disease risk, including heart age, on people's risk understanding
Damman, O. C., Vonk, S. I., van den Haak, M. J., van Hooijdonk, C. M. J. & Timmermans, D. R. M., Aug 2018, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 101, 8, p. 1410-1418 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Treatment recommendations by clinicians in stage I non-small cell lung cancer: A study of factors that influence the likelihood of accounting for the patient's preference
Hopmans, W., Damman, O. C., Porsius, J. T., Zwaan, L., Senan, S. & Timmermans, D. R. M., Nov 2016, In: Patient Education and Counseling. 99, 11, p. 1808-1813 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Making comparative performance information more comprehensible: an experimental evaluation of the impact of formats on consumer understanding
Damman, O. C., De Jong, A., Hibbard, J. H. & Timmermans, D. R. M., Nov 2016, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 25, 11, p. 860-869Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
8 Citations (Scopus)