Keywords
Graphic medicine; Comics-based Research; Health Research; Research Process; Public Health Communication; Literature Review
Abstract
Communication is a vital part of research, both during its conduction and the dissemination of its findings. This can be difficult to achieve due to factors like knowledge disparity, technical jargon, and differing backgrounds. This narrative literature review draws from databases like PubMed, ScienceDirect, and others to examine the current utilization of graphic medicine in research and its effects on health research communication. This review found that the integration of graphic medicine can help alleviate those issues by simplifying complex topics into engaging visual narratives or comics for consumption by research participants and the public. Additionally, the use of graphic medicine as research data provides new interdisciplinary and humanistic perspectives through which to produce and interpret research findings. By improving communication in health research, graphic medicine integration was found to potentially improve health literacy in the public and further integrate research participants into the research process.
Thesis Completion Year
2025
Thesis Completion Semester
Spring
Thesis Chair
Scott, Blake
College
College of Health Professions and Sciences
Department
Department of Writing and Rhetoric
Thesis Discipline
Health Sciences
Language
English
Access Status
Open Access
Length of Campus Access
None
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Nimmathota, NagaTarang, "A Review of the Utilization of Comics in Research and the Potential for Graphic Medicine Integration in Health Science Communication" (2025). Honors Undergraduate Theses. 237.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/hut2024/237
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