Abstract
Healthcare can be a maze of jargonous paperwork and conversations. Regardless of whether a patient has rheumatoid arthritis or conjunctivitis, it is crucial that diagnosis and treatment information is understood. The language used in clinical settings, whether written or verbal, can be hard to dissect. A lack of understanding of important information when it comes to a patient’s health may lead to complications. Therefore, more communicative styles need to be adapted in healthcare including the use of images. “Health Capsules” a comic series by Bron Smith are explainers that use simple language and visuals to illustrate various medical conditions. This mode of communication may be viewed as a tool that is readily to the patient with the ability to help explain how medication, health, and treatment work. This research measures the communicative value and validity of a multimodal approach to health communication and suggests that methods similar to this be developed so as to facilitate patient understanding.
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Presentation Type
Theme
Health Promotion and Education
KEYWORDS
Healthcare communication, Health outcomes, Doctor-patient relationship, Medical literature
