Advancing Medical Illustration in Patient Education Materials: From Art to Science. Study 1: Medical Illustration Design Characteristic Evaluation
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
- Enrollment
- 8200
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Knowledge
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 9 months ago
Overview
Brief 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.
Detailed 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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
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
- Not provided
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Knowledge
Time Frame: Baseline and 30 minutes
A multiple-item knowledge test designed to test comprehension of the patient education document
State Anxiety scale from State-Trait Anxiety Inventory
Time Frame: 30 minutes
Self-report state anxiety scale from the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. 20 items, 4-point Likert scale. A higher score indicates more severe anxiety with a potential range from 20 to 80.
Secondary Outcomes
- Reading Effort(30 minutes)
- Satisfaction with the medical illustration(30 minutes)
- Acceptability(30 minutes)