Kong Ha-Kyung, Zainab Fariha, Turner Anne M, Bekemeier Betty, Backonja Uba
School of Information, Rochester Institute of Technology.
Department of Computer Science, Seattle University.
Health Commun. 2025 Feb;40(2):222-232. doi: 10.1080/10410236.2024.2342595. Epub 2024 Apr 17.
Health infographics are often used to improve knowledge or change behaviors. However, a systematic understanding of the current landscape and evidence of health infographics is lacking. The objective of this study was to explore trends in health-related infographics research and health infographic effectiveness. We conducted a scoping review of peer-reviewed publications describing health-related infographic development, using health and computer science databases. We extracted information from included articles to understand current trends in health-related infographics research and design elements that support infographic effectiveness. A total of 135 articles met our inclusion criteria. There was an increase in health infographics publications over time and definitions of infographics, when present, varied in scope and content. Out of 81 studies that evaluated the infographics' effectiveness in improving knowledge or changing attitudes or behaviors, 71 (87.7%) reported that infographics were effective. Infographics were often preferred over another medium (e.g. text). Overall, there is increasing interest in research regarding health-related infographics. While most effectiveness studies found that infographics helped improve knowledge or change behaviors, many studies lacked rigor in study design or reporting study methods. We did not find articles that focused on credibility or development of infographics tools - these are avenues for future research.
健康信息图表常被用于增进知识或改变行为。然而，目前缺乏对健康信息图表现状及证据的系统理解。本研究的目的是探索与健康相关的信息图表研究趋势及健康信息图表的有效性。我们使用健康和计算机科学数据库，对描述与健康相关的信息图表开发的同行评审出版物进行了范围综述。我们从纳入的文章中提取信息，以了解与健康相关的信息图表研究的当前趋势以及支持信息图表有效性的设计元素。共有135篇文章符合我们的纳入标准。随着时间的推移，健康信息图表出版物有所增加，信息图表的定义（若有）在范围和内容上各不相同。在81项评估信息图表在增进知识或改变态度或行为方面有效性的研究中，71项（87.7%）报告称信息图表是有效的。信息图表通常比其他媒介（如文本）更受青睐。总体而言，对与健康相关的信息图表研究的兴趣日益浓厚。虽然大多数有效性研究发现信息图表有助于增进知识或改变行为，但许多研究在研究设计或报告研究方法方面缺乏严谨性。我们未找到关注信息图表工具可信度或开发的文章——这些是未来研究的方向。
