1 option
Discoveries of medically themed media : pediatric patients and parents' journeys of sense-making / Heather A. Stilwell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stilwell, Heather, author.
- Series:
- Lexington studies in health communication.
- Lexington Studies in Health Communication
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Communication in pediatrics.
- Communication in medicine.
- Mass media in health education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (102 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2018.
- Summary:
- Discoveries of Medically Themed Media: Pediatric Patients and Parents' Journeys of Sense-making examines the information needs and sense-making processes of pediatric patients through ethnographic accounts of 14 children undergoing craniofacial, neurological, and neurosurgical treatment. It contends that children rely on information--much of which is not delivered in an age-appropriate manner but rather geared toward adults--for the navigation of their medical experiences, and proposes medically themed media as a significant avenue by which greater understanding and sense-making are possible for pediatric patients.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4985-5199-8
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.