title: Using animation as an information tool to advance health research literacy among minority participants.
abstract: Lack of adequate consumer health information about clinical research contributes to health disparities among low health literate minority multicultural populations and requires appropriate methods for making information accessible. Enhancing understanding of health research can enable such minority multicultural consumers to make informed, active decisions about their own health and research participation. This qualitative study examines the effectiveness and acceptability of an animated video to enhance what we call health research literacy among minority multicultural populations. A team analyzed the transcripts of 58 focus groups of African Americans, Latinos, Native Hawaiians, and Filipinos in Los Angeles/Hawaii. Participants were accepting of animation and the video's cultural appropriateness. Communicating information about health research via animation improved participants' ability to identify personal information-gaps, engage in meaningful community-level dialogue, and ask questions about health research.
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Informatics, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles; ; Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles;
authors.forename: Sheba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Informatics, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles;
authors.forename: Erin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles;
authors.forename: Nelida
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.affiliation: Center for Biomedical Informatics, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles; ; Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Jenders
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003196:Computer Graphics; D054626:Consumer Health Information; D017144:Focus Groups; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008913:Minority Groups; D014481:United States