… (50) found that anthropomorphic icons were the preferred format in populations with varying
HL levels, but that risk perception in LHL patients was better with shapes that referred to (…

… Blocks, Ovals, or People? Icon Type affects Risk perceptions and Recall of Pictographs.
Medical Decision Making, 34(4):443–453, 2014. doi: 10.1177/0272989X13511706 …

… “human aspect” of the icon arrays varied, with some appreciating the pictographs since the
survival rates are about people, … on associated risk perception and comprehension outcomes. …

… They were instructed to recall pictures from the set of pictures … Individual data points for
younger (light grey circles) and … the information from the two blocks were recalled together in any …

… have been described as “restroom icons” to convey healthrelated risks [20] and “stick
figures” to develop easily comprehensible symbols for wayfinding in health care settings [4; 11]. …

… 1 on the effect of crowd-figure-pictograms on knowledge … to lead to a more accurate risk
perception than verbal descriptions of … recall [103]. Furthermore, they invite identification between …

… risk for bleeding, other perceived adverse effects, and … icons in the pictograph were updated
from smiley faces to gender-specific icons (based on assigned sex at birth selected in risk …

… , which can cause poorer cognition and lead to worse recall of acquired information [20]. …
individuals with low health literacy (as opposed to marginal) did not benefit from the pictograph …

… between numeracy and risk perceptions, which may have … Pictographs and icon arrays,
however, are relatively rare in … in improving understanding, recall and perception of risk? Patient …

… visualization utilizing anthropomorphic icons to represent the … risk recall is significantly
higher using narrative visualization compared with other icon types when used in risk perception …