Advancing Medical Illustration in Patient Education Materials: From Art to Science. Study 1: Medical Illustration Design Characteristic Evaluation
Northeastern University
Summary
The goal of this study is to understand what people understand from medical illustrations, and what meaning and emotions (such as anxiety) they derive from different design elements.
Description
The investigators will conduct cognitive interviews to understand the meaning laypersons obtain from different illustrations, their opinions on illustration styles, and their level of anxiety after viewing illustrations. The investigators will also study the effect of systematically varying medical illustration designs on layperson understanding and anxiety.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Over 18 years old * Speaks English or Spanish fluently * Is able to independently consent * Has adequate corrected vision to read patient education documents Exclusion Criteria: \* None
Interventions
- OtherMedical Illustration design
We will test 10 binary design variants for medical illustrations (for example, with and without cut-away, with and without text labels, etc). Specific variants to be identified during first task of project.
Locations (2)
- Tufts Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts
- Northeastern UniversityBoston, Massachusetts