Book contents
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 The Emoji Phenomenon Reviewed
- 2 Emoji Literacy as a Teaching Tool
- 3 Emoji in Healthcare Communications and Education
- 4 A Mixed Methods Study
- 5 Emoji across the Healthcare Landscape
- 6 Emoji in General Education
- 7 Implications and Applications
- References
- Index
5 - Emoji across the Healthcare Landscape
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Emoji in Higher Education
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 The Emoji Phenomenon Reviewed
- 2 Emoji Literacy as a Teaching Tool
- 3 Emoji in Healthcare Communications and Education
- 4 A Mixed Methods Study
- 5 Emoji across the Healthcare Landscape
- 6 Emoji in General Education
- 7 Implications and Applications
- References
- Index
Summary
The goal of Chapter 5 is to examine emoji use across the healthcare landscape, as well as what implications related to emoji theories can be gleaned from such usage and how emoji use can be applied to training healthcare professionals more generally. Prominently discussed in the chapter are clinical studies that indicate emoji writing (between practitioners and patients) may actually enhance medical outcomes. Also highlighted is the empirically attested fact that emoji scales and models may be good gauges for assessing well-being. The overall conclusion that can be drawn from the studies is that emoji might affect patients positively. Emoji are not medical cures in themselves, needless to say; they are simple pictures that affect patients positively, much like humor. They may also counteract the so-called nocebo effect, defined as a detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis.
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- Emoji in Higher EducationA Healthcare-Based Perspective, pp. 112 - 136Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024