Personalized visualization tool to improve communication between clinicians, Latinos with ADRD, and their care partners

Project Summary Clear Session, Inc is partnering with UTHealth Houston to develop an innovative digital visualization solution to increase engagement among Latino ADRD, their caregivers and healthcare providers. Evidence reveals racial/ethnic disparities in the quality of patient-provider communication among ADRD patients. Health providers are lacking in the ability to communicate in a clear and culturally competent manner with Latino ADRD patients and their care-givers. We will design a linguistically- and culturally-tailored digital visualization tool that enhances healthcare conversations by breaking down the information in clear and comprehensible ways to help the patients better understand what is being discussed and by removing communication barriers around literacy, numeracy, and education. Patients and caregivers will also remember what is discussed as all the visual activity that occurs on the screen can be saved as an animation and shared with family members. Culturally- and linguistically-tailored communication between patient navigators and patients has the potential to have significant positive impact.