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Scientific and Technical

An exploratory study of the efficacy of medical illustration detail for delivering cancer information

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Pages 2-11 | Received 17 Sep 2020, Accepted 07 Oct 2020, Published online: 29 Nov 2020

Figures & data

Figure 1. Pancreatic cancer illustrations that vary in the degree of detail.

Figure 1. Pancreatic cancer illustrations that vary in the degree of detail.

Figure 2. Uterine cervical cancer illustrations that vary in the degree of detail.

Figure 2. Uterine cervical cancer illustrations that vary in the degree of detail.

Table 1. Participant details and perceived knowledge of the cancers (N = 420)

Table 2. Pancreatic cancer: evaluated most preferable, least preferable, and comprehensible for all illustrations.

Table 3. Cervical cancer: evaluated most preferable, least preferable, and comprehensible for all illustrations.

Table 4. Pancreatic cancer: evaluated most preferable, least preferable, and comprehensible for all detail degrees.

Table 5. Cervical cancer: evaluated most preferable, least preferable, and comprehensible for all detail degrees.

Table 6. Pancreatic cancer: cross-tabulation comparing the relationships between gender and illustrations’ degrees of detail.

Table 7. Cervical cancer: cross-tabulation comparing the relationships between gender and illustrations’ degrees of detail.

Table 8. Pancreatic cancer: cross-tabulation comparing the relationships between two age ranges and illustrations’ degrees of detail.

Table 9. Cervical cancer: cross-tabulation comparing the relationships between two age ranges and illustrations’ degree of detail.

Data availability statement

The datasets generated and/or analysed during this study are not publicly available, as they include personal data; however, they are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.