http://www.netpediatrics.com/do-pediatricians-use-drawingspicturesvisual-images-to-communicate-illness-to-a-child/ Questions and Answers from Real People Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:12:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.netpediatrics.com/do-pediatricians-use-drawingspicturesvisual-images-to-communicate-illness-to-a-child/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Brownie Locks Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:37:50 +0000 http://www.netpediatrics.com/do-pediatricians-use-drawingspicturesvisual-images-to-communicate-illness-to-a-child/#comment-81 I don't have a complete answer to your question, but I am hoping this will help :c) As far as whether or not doctors and nurses use pictures to communicate an illness, well, that I'm not totally sure of. I'm a teacher and I know that with young children, picture books are often a great way to 'communicate' to kids about their illness. For example, when I was diagnosed with asthma as a 3 year old, I remember my doctor's office gave us children's books about asthma. The narrator was a little girl and the little girl talked all about what asthma was, how to take care of herself now that she had asthma, etc. Also, at a recent visit to my ears, nose, and throat doctor, I noticed a children's book geared toward explaining the process (the how and the why) of putting tubes in someone's ears. I do know for certain tho that on the pain scale (don't know the official name, but it's the whole 1-10 thing), that for children doctors will use pictures of a frowny face (1) and a smiley face (10). As far as your research goes, you could research any professional medical journals, especially pediatric medical journals. Also, I would even go as far as to call a pediatrician's office and explain your situation. Many physicians have to be up to date on the latest in their field, and the personal source would add awesome depth to your research :c) Good luck! I don’t have a complete answer to your question, but I am hoping this will help :c)
As far as whether or not doctors and nurses use pictures to communicate an illness, well, that I’m not totally sure of. I’m a teacher and I know that with young children, picture books are often a great way to ‘communicate’ to kids about their illness. For example, when I was diagnosed with asthma as a 3 year old, I remember my doctor’s office gave us children’s books about asthma. The narrator was a little girl and the little girl talked all about what asthma was, how to take care of herself now that she had asthma, etc. Also, at a recent visit to my ears, nose, and throat doctor, I noticed a children’s book geared toward explaining the process (the how and the why) of putting tubes in someone’s ears.
I do know for certain tho that on the pain scale (don’t know the official name, but it’s the whole 1-10 thing), that for children doctors will use pictures of a frowny face (1) and a smiley face (10).
As far as your research goes, you could research any professional medical journals, especially pediatric medical journals. Also, I would even go as far as to call a pediatrician’s office and explain your situation. Many physicians have to be up to date on the latest in their field, and the personal source would add awesome depth to your research :c)
Good luck!

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