Reflections on health communications aimed at a young audience: Examining current practices in diabetes education and communication for children
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: This paper studies methods that technical writers can use to tailor their communications \nfor a child audience. The approach taken was to study methods used in practice by \ndiabetes educators working with pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. Many type 1 \ndiabetes patients are children. In order to manage their condition, these patients must be \nactively involved in their treatment and use a variety of technologies. It is the job of \ndiabetes educators to work with these young patients to make sure that they understand \ntheir medical condition in order to maintain their health. After reviewing the literature \nand interviewing several diabetes educators, I analyzed communication materials that \nthese educators use with their patients. In performing that analysis, I identified several \nmethods that the diabetes educators use across a wide variety of formats. These methods \ninclude the use of narrative and techniques to encourage different types of interaction \nfrom the audience. Lastly, I consider the implications of these communication methods \nfor technical writers.
Author: Matthew Lilley
Language: English
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3007993739