Positively Picturing Pain? Using Patient-Generated Pictures to Establish Affective Visual Design Qualities

摘要: Introduction and Contexts of the StudyIt is vital that chronic pain self-help material be well designed written. According to UK's National Health Service (NHS) research (Moore & Cole, 2008) a person with health condition spends, on average, less than three hours per year care professional. They have remaining 8,733 spend their own condition, such as pain. Given mixed literacy levels multicultural background many patients, pictures are recognised an important feature information design (Houts, Doak C. C., L. G., Loscalzo, 2006), serving not simply decoration or make document more readable, but also potentially valuable source content. Limited advice however provided by NHS regarding choice content in communication (Duman, 2003) guidance sometimes explicitly focused around patient's needs (Finan, 2002). complex process least because it involves patients who generally familiar medical terms, often receive when they sick distracted (Osborne, 2006). This poses particular challenge for designer has develop empathy patient. The involvement patient then construction evaluation vital. It only involve via discussion evaluation, understand what already 'in head'. Fundamentally, one questions this early hopes address is: understanding how pictured pain, possible elicit characteristics may aid positive use materials? Put simply, can designer-constructed take account patient-constructed pictures?This paper reports forms part larger study, informing design, production visual tool (long term) features interactive, paper-based help log improve lives through principle acceptance (Hayes, Strosahl, Wilson, 2004). was used independently at home shown clinician later date point-to assess social impact having meant had motivating tone order maximise usage. needed include depiction itself, would support reflection change. Screenshots included demonstrate elements tool's employed principles stemming from research.Prior planning picture-based four objectives were set, follows:1. To analyse function current theories affective applicable design.2. evaluate existing literature about pain;3. themselves picture pain;4. discuss potential using patient-generated inform development material.Objectives 2 3 demanded separate methodologies presented two distinct sections paper, together provide overall view differences between we (to express approaches solutions management) feelings pain). Objective 4 leads presentation that, applied allows us bridge gap findings Objectives 3. …