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

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