ReviewNature medicine2023
Communicating health information with visual displays.
Review in Nature medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.
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22 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Information sampling and Bayesian belief formation in statistical judgment.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025Article
- Discrete choice experiment to evaluate preferences for tailored social media messages for vaping initiation prevention among sexual and gender minority youth.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of information framing cues and age on the comprehension of personal health records for self-care behaviors: an eye-tracking study.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Article
- Assessing the Impact of Simplified Language on a Patient-Facing Pharmacogenetic Report: A User Comprehension Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
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- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Animated Images in First Aid for Infants with Foreign Body Airway Obstruction: A Simulation Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Designing Better Resources: Consumer Experiences, Priorities and Preferences Regarding Contemporary Nutrition Education Materials.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025Article
- Leveraging artificial intelligence to reduce diagnostic errors in emergency medicine: Challenges, opportunities, and future directions.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2025Review
- Surveillance of non-communicable diseases: What matters to users? A qualitative interview study.Journal of health monitoring · 2024Article
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Abstract
Well-designed visual displays have the power to convey health messages in clear, effective ways to non-experts, including journalists, patients and policymakers. Poorly designed visual displays, however, can confuse and alienate recipients, undermining health messages. In this Perspective, we propose a structured framework for effective visual communication of health information, using case examples of three common communication tasks: comparing treatment options, interpreting test results, and evaluating risk scenarios. We also show simple, practical ways to evaluate a design's success and guide improvements. The proposed framework is grounded in research on health risk communication, visualization and decision science, as well as our experience in communicating health data.
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