Empowering Patients: Improve Gender-Sensitive Medical Knowledge Through Interactive Edutainment
Year: 2024
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Disregarding crucial gender-specific differences and potential risks in medicine leads to widespread gender inequalities. This paper introduces interactive edutainment concepts developed through a user-centered design approach to raise awareness of gender medicine. An interactive exhibition course and an accompanying deck of cards provide an engaging and sensitizing experience of medical gender inequalities. Qualitative feedback, self-assessment, and user experience and behavior were evaluated during a public display of the concepts (n=14). The results highlight the potential of our playful approach to raising awareness among the public as well as health-related professionals, paving new ways for communication and empowerment of patients of all genders. We believe these insights have broader applicability across various domains, supporting efforts to address all forms of inequality.
Authors: Dorothea Wagnerberger, Danny Schott, Lovis Schwenderling, Christian Hansen, Dominik Schumacher
Institution: Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Language: English
Topic: Sex and Gender in Healthcare
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4403004063