Risk communication is increasingly recognised as an integral component of preventative medicine. However, only a limited number of studies have focused on the experience and understanding that an individual has on receiving personalised risk information in relation to Type 2 Diabetes. In this article we aim to fill one critical gap in our knowledge – how is this risk information being perceived by the receiver, and what differences exist when the format is numerical or visual? Type 2 Diabetes was used as the case disease, due to its increasing global prevalence and protracted asymptomatic period, which is shared with other non-communicable diseases. We conducted 15 semi-structured interviews in a socio-economically disadvantaged area of Stockholm. The interviews incorporated a ‘think-aloud’ discussion of participants’ responses to their ‘Finnish Diabetes Risk Score’ (FINDRISC) and self-developed visual aids that illustrated this score. The theme ‘Incorporating Self in the Realisation of Risk’ was developed, informed by three categories that captured a transition from: Risk as interpreted as separate to; related to; and finally, part of the self. The findings suggest that visuals, in addition to numerical information, add a heightened sense of emotion to perceptions of risk, which gave participants a heightened sense of their susceptibility to disease. The data highlight how simple illustrations, as an adjunct to numbers, may engage both cognitive and emotive stems of thought to ‘incorporate self’ in the realisation of risk.

风险沟通越来越被认为是预防医学的一个组成部分。然而，只有少数研究关注个人在接收与 2 型糖尿病相关的个性化风险信息方面的经验和理解。在本文中，我们旨在填补我们知识中的一个关键空白——如何接收者是否感知到此风险信息，当格式为数字或视觉时存在哪些差异？2 型糖尿病被用作病例疾病，因为其在全球范围内的流行率越来越高，并且无症状期延长，与其他非传染性疾病相同。我们在斯德哥尔摩的社会经济弱势地区进行了 15 次半结构化访谈。访谈结合了参与者对他们的“芬兰糖尿病风险评分”（FINDRISC）的反应的“大声思考”讨论，以及说明该评分的自行开发的视觉辅助工具。主题“在风险的实现中融入自我”是由三个类别组成的，这些类别捕捉到了一个过渡：风险被解释为独立于；相关; 最后是自我的一部分。研究结果表明，视觉，除了数字信息之外，还可以为风险感知增加一种强烈的情感感，这让参与者对他们对疾病的易感性有了更高的认识。这些数据强调了简单的插图，作为数字的附属物，可以使认知和情感的思想干系“结合自我”来实现风险。