Document Type
Psychometric instrument
Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS)
Year:
Year
2007
Fagerlin and colleagues developed the Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS) to distinguish low- and high quantitative ability individuals for use with patients that need to understand the risks of medical treatments. The SNS is a self report numeracy measure.
Research Population:
Research Population
Adults
Citation:
Citation Title
Fagerlin A, Zikmund-Fisher BJ, Ubel PA, Jankovic A, Derry HA, Smith DM. (2007). Measuring numeracy without a math test: development of the Subjective Numeracy Scale. Med Decis Making, 27(5), 672–680.
Citation Link
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0272989X07304449
Validation(s)
Validation Text
Zikmund-Fisher, B. J., Smith, D. M., Ubel, P. A., Fagerlin, A. (2007). Validation of the Subjective Numeracy Scale: effects of low numeracy on comprehension of risk communications and utility elicitations. Med Decis Making, 27(5), 663–671.
McNaughton, C. D., Cavanaugh, K. L., Kripalani, S., Rothman, R. L., Wallston, K. A. (2015). Validation of a Short, 3-Item Version of the Subjective Numeracy Scale. Med Decis Making, 35(8), 932–936.