title: Method for the development of data visualizations for community members with varying levels of health literacy.
abstract: Many Americans are challenged by the tasks of understanding and acting upon their own health data. Low levels of health literacy contribute to poor comprehension and undermine the confidence necessary for health self-management. Visualizations are useful for minimizing comprehension gaps when communicating complex quantitative information. The process of developing visualizations that accommodate the needs of individuals with varying levels of health literacy remains undefined. In this paper we provide detailed descriptions of a) an iterative methodological approach to the development of visualizations, b) the resulting types of visualizations and examples thereof, and c) the types of data the visualizations will be used to convey. We briefly describe subsequent phases in which the visualizations will be tested and refined. Web deployment of the final visualizations will support the ethical obligation to return the data to the research participants and community that contributed it.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing;
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arcia
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bales
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing;
authors.forename: Manuel C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Co
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Melinda
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gilmore
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing;
authors.forename: Young Ji
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing;
authors.forename: Chin S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Park
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Prey
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Velez
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Woollen
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing;
authors.forename: Sunmoo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Informatics; ; Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY.
authors.forename: Rita
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kukafka
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing; ; Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Jacqueline A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Merrill
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing; ; Department of Biomedical Informatics;
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bakken
mesh_terms: D001296:Audiovisual Aids; D032882:Comprehension; D057220:Health Literacy; D006801:Humans; D055641:Mathematical Concepts; D012648:Self Care; D014481:United States