Medical Illustration Design Characteristic Evaluation
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Interventions
- Other: Medical Illustration design
- Registration Number
- NCT06435806
- Lead Sponsor
- Northeastern University
- 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.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 8200
- Over 18 years old
- Speaks English or Spanish fluently
- Is able to independently consent
- Has adequate corrected vision to read patient education documents
* None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 4, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 5, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 8, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 2, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 1, version A Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 9, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 3, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 6, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 7, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version B Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version B Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version A Medical Illustration design Medical Illustration Design Distinction 10, version A
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Knowledge 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 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 Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Satisfaction with the medical illustration 30 minutes Likert items to assess satisfaction with the document and illustration
Reading Effort 30 minutes Likert items to assess perceived effort in reading a document and illustration
Acceptability 30 minutes Likert items to assess acceptability and appropriateness of the illustration
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Northeastern University
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Tufts Medical Center
🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States