Presenting lab reports
| dc.contributor.author | Schmit, Amelia | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-09-16T16:58:20Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-09-16T16:58:20Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Patients are increasingly monitoring their own health, thus accessing health information such as laboratory (lab) results. However, current lab results are suited to health care providers. Therefore, the research I conducted while a part of the Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards aims to explore the impact of different forms of presenting lab results to patients. Generally, the research concerns how lab results could be improved to guide interpretation and add value for patients. This research includes a specific focus on how graphical visualizations of lab results could be implemented to improve accuracy and overall understanding. Advantages and disadvantages were identified within existing graphical visualizations. The areas for improvement observed are graph attributes (i.e., scale, axes, and spacing), the use of colour and severity ratings, and visual cues (i.e., symbols). The study offers preliminary recommendations to health information system developers and designers to enhance the interpretability and value of visualizations displayed in lab result portals. | |
| dc.description.reviewstatus | Reviewed | |
| dc.description.scholarlevel | Undergraduate | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Valerie Kuehne Undergraduate Research Awards (VKURA) | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1828/20428 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | University of Victoria | |
| dc.subject | laboratory test result trends | |
| dc.subject | consumer health information | |
| dc.subject | laboratory result visualization | |
| dc.subject | laboratory information systems | |
| dc.subject | laboratory test result graphs | |
| dc.title | Presenting lab reports | |
| dc.type | Poster |