Date of Award
Spring 4-22-2025
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department/Major
Basic Biomedical Science
Additional Department
Arts and Sciences
First Advisor
Anna Simonson
Second Advisor
Leah Seurer
Third Advisor
Melissa Berninger
Keywords
Graphic medicine, graphics, Limited English Proficient, communication, medical comics, comics, LEP, discharge instructions, medication instuctions.
Subject Categories
Health and Medical Administration
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to demonstrate how graphic medicine could be a useful tool for communicating medical discharge instructions to populations with Limited English Proficiency (LEP). It is divided into three parts. First, it provides an overview of the biggest struggles LEP patients encounter in healthcare, which often occur around discharge instructions and medication changes. Second, the paper explores what graphic medicine is and how it has been used in healthcare. The last part of this paper consists of original graphic medicine artwork that addresses key issues for LEP populations during discharge with the goal of offering a starting place for a new potentially useful intervention to address health disparities.
Recommended Citation
Streeter, Alexandra R., "Using Visual Discharge Instructions: How Comics Can Improve Healthcare and Outcomes for Limited English Proficient Patients" (2025). Honors Thesis. 391.
https://red.library.usd.edu/honors-thesis/391