| Autor: |
Minshall SR; School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada., Monkman H; School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada., Kushniruk A; School of Health Information Science, University of Victoria, Canada., Calzoni L; National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Studies in health technology and informatics [Stud Health Technol Inform] 2022 Jun 29; Vol. 295, pp. 136-139. |
| DOI: |
10.3233/SHTI220680 |
| Abstrakt: |
Visualizations form an important part of public health informatics (PHI) communications. Visualizing data facilitates discussion, aids understanding, makes patterns apparent, promotes analysis, and fosters recall. How rare are novel visualizations in the PHI literature? In Phase 1, we used a rapid review methodology to test the commonness of the Sankey diagram in the PHI theory literature via an automated text search for key terms. In Phase 2, we prototype an uncommon chart type. A total of 27 relvant papers were searched and a computer-generated Sankey diagram was prototyped. PHI professionals have access to visualization tools emerging from social media and niche systems. PHI literature underutilizes uncommon visualizations requiring programming expertise. The authors advocate for: multi-disciplinary teamwork, technical education, the use of open visualization tools, and further adoption of visualization for public health professionals. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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