Discoveries of Medically Themed Media: Pediatric Patients and Parents' Journeys of Sense-making - Hardcover

by Heather A. Stilwell (Author)

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.

Author Biography

Heather A. Stilwell is assistant professor of communication arts at California Baptist University.