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Discoveries of Medically Themed Media

Pediatric Patients and Parents’ Journeys of Sense-making

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Discoveries of Medically Themed Media

Pediatric Patients and Parents’ Journeys of Sense-making

Description

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.

Product details

Published 20 Dec 2017
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 118
ISBN 9781498551991
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 10 BW Photos, 1 Table
Series Bloomsbury Studies in Health Communication
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Heather A. Stilwell

Heather A. Stilwell is assistant professor of comm…

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