Quality assessment of online wildfire infographics in the United States.
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| Název: | Quality assessment of online wildfire infographics in the United States. |
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| Autoři: | Syed AO; University of California, Irvine, CA, USA., Jahan S; Head of Research & Innovation Unit, Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. |
| Zdroj: | International journal of environmental health research [Int J Environ Health Res] 2025 Nov; Vol. 35 (11), pp. 3524-3533. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Apr 10. |
| Způsob vydávání: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | English |
| Informace o časopise: | Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9106628 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1369-1619 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 09603123 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Int J Environ Health Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: London : Informa Healthcare Original Publication: London : Chapman & Hall, c1991- |
| Výrazy ze slovníku MeSH: | Wildfires* , Internet* , Information Dissemination*/methods, United States ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Humans |
| Abstrakt: | In recent years, the occurrence of global and regional wildfires has increased. Wildfire infographics may serve as effective risk communication tools. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated US based wildfire infographics posted online. Google search was initiated using the terms: "wildfires," and "infographics". An evaluation tool was used to assess infographics on clear headings, content, font size, visual elements, color theme and overall design on a scale of 1-5. Data was analyzed using the Jamovi statistical software. Seventy-eight wildfire infographics were evaluated with most originating from California. Fact-based infographics (46.15%) predominated while few addressed prevention (6.41%). Forty-six infographics were high quality, 23 were medium quality and 9 were low quality. Governmental sources published 60.26%, of which 65.96% were high quality. Most of the high-quality infographics were text-light (65.21%) and icon-based (65%). A significant association was found between information type and text density ( p = 0.005). Out of the total score of 30, the mean total infographic score was 24.85 ± 3.28. None of the infographics were customized for high-risk populations. We recommend creating wildfire prevention infographics targeting high risk populations. Further research is recommended to assess the effectiveness of the infographics. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: California; Texas; cross-sectional study; infographics; wildfires |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250410 Date Completed: 20251103 Latest Revision: 20251103 |
| Update Code: | 20251104 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09603123.2025.2489666 |
| PMID: | 40207897 |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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Nájsť tento článok vo Web of Science | Abstrakt: | In recent years, the occurrence of global and regional wildfires has increased. Wildfire infographics may serve as effective risk communication tools. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated US based wildfire infographics posted online. Google search was initiated using the terms: "wildfires," and "infographics". An evaluation tool was used to assess infographics on clear headings, content, font size, visual elements, color theme and overall design on a scale of 1-5. Data was analyzed using the Jamovi statistical software. Seventy-eight wildfire infographics were evaluated with most originating from California. Fact-based infographics (46.15%) predominated while few addressed prevention (6.41%). Forty-six infographics were high quality, 23 were medium quality and 9 were low quality. Governmental sources published 60.26%, of which 65.96% were high quality. Most of the high-quality infographics were text-light (65.21%) and icon-based (65%). A significant association was found between information type and text density ( p = 0.005). Out of the total score of 30, the mean total infographic score was 24.85 ± 3.28. None of the infographics were customized for high-risk populations. We recommend creating wildfire prevention infographics targeting high risk populations. Further research is recommended to assess the effectiveness of the infographics. |
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| ISSN: | 1369-1619 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/09603123.2025.2489666 |