Graphic resources for health information visualization in the context of Covid-19

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the panorama of the use of graphic resources for health information in the context of Covid-19 and the role of Information Design contributions, in convergence with Information Science, in this context.

Method: The investigation was carried out from theoretical-exploratory research of a qualitative nature with bibliographic searches in the Portal de Periódicos Capes. Articles published in peer-reviewed journals in the last two years (03/2020 – 03/2022), which bring questions related to graphic resources in the context of Covid-19 in the title and in the abstract were selected, to discuss the proposed issues according to the objectives of the article.

Result: The search carried out on the Capes Periodicals Portal retrieved 87 articles published in peer-reviewed journals, from which 55 addressed discussions related to graphs and information visualization in the context of Covid-19. The articles were categorized according to the approach to related or similar topics and systematized in five tables.

Conclusions: We were able to draw an overview of publications on graphic approaches related to Covid-19, which indicates that the use of graphic resources to understand phenomena in the health area remains relevant from the first records of these resources until the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.