Reflections on health communications aimed at a young audience: Examining current practices in diabetes education and communication for children
2019
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Reflections on health communications aimed at a young audience: Examining current practices in diabetes education and communication for children
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2019
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This paper studies methods that technical writers can use to tailor their communications
for a child audience. The approach taken was to study methods used in practice by
diabetes educators working with pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes. Many type 1
diabetes patients are children. In order to manage their condition, these patients must be
actively involved in their treatment and use a variety of technologies. It is the job of
diabetes educators to work with these young patients to make sure that they understand
their medical condition in order to maintain their health. After reviewing the literature
and interviewing several diabetes educators, I analyzed communication materials that
these educators use with their patients. In performing that analysis, I identified several
methods that the diabetes educators use across a wide variety of formats. These methods
include the use of narrative and techniques to encourage different types of interaction
from the audience. Lastly, I consider the implications of these communication methods
for technical writers.
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Lilley, Matthew. (2019). Reflections on health communications aimed at a young audience: Examining current practices in diabetes education and communication for children. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/202780.
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