Infographics in health sciences: application to home care

Abstract

Infographic is a combination of images and texts, in order to communicate information visually to facilitate its transmission. It is an effective tool for the learning of health science, being the design process of this which becomes more beneficial from the teaching point of view. The display of information, through infographics, is a key factor in the popularization of technical-biomedical aspects. In the health area infographics has become an important resource to explain care procedures, diseases, medical processes, functioning of organs and systems, or health-related situations. As a result, many health institutions already use this tool to inform the population in general. Unfortunately, it was not retrieved scientific literature on uses or applications of infographics in home health care services. However, it was found when performing the search in Google Images® or platforms as Pinterest®, the most on benefits of home care, care or aimed to elderly people. There would therefore be necessary studies that show the validity of infographics in the care of patients at home. It would be desirable that health professionals related to health-care services to home were more involved in the development of new tools, such as infographics that facilitate the communication between them and the needy of their care.

Keywords

• Servicios de Atención de Salud a Domicilio
• Comunicación en Salud
• Compresión de Datos
• Infografía
• Promoción de la Salud
• Educación en Salud