A study of visual requirements for dissemination of informed assent to pediatric patients

2019 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 16K21537
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Design science; Medical sociology
• Research Institution: Kawasaki University of Medical Welfare
• Principal Investigator: IWADO Momoka 川崎医療福祉大学, 医療福祉マネジメント学部, 講師 (80612986)
• Project Period (FY): 2016-04-01 – 2020-03-31
• Keywords: インフォームド・アセント / 医療説明文書 / ビジュアルデザイン

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Focusing on the impression given to patients by the informed ascent instructional document for pediatric patients, a study at AC Camargo Cancer Center revealed the effects and problems of the explanation using hero characters.By conducting a survey on the implementation status of document preparation for Japanese pediatric cancer patients, we were able to understand the current situation in which it is difficult to create a visually comprehensible document although there is a high need.
In order to clarify the design requirements that are useful for improving documents that can be shared in medical settings, a sensitivity study was conducted on adult explanatory documents as a preliminary study.With the same content, we created a general style document model and a document model that was designed, and explored the relationship between the user's understanding of the content and the impression.

Free Research Field

ビジュアルデザイン

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

近年社会的ニーズが高まっているインフォームド・アセントについて有効な視覚的デザイン要件が明確化され医療現場で共有されることは普及の足掛かりになるであろうし、小児にも分かりやすい情報伝達に有効な要件は、障がいや疾患のため情報のバリアをもつすべての人々にとって応用できるものであると考えられる。