Input as Translation: Bridging Chronic Pain Experience and Clinical Understanding Through Visualization

Michael Oppermann; Beatrix Wais-Zechmann; Diotima Bertel

Input as Translation: Bridging Chronic Pain Experience and Clinical Understanding Through Visualization

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Abstract

This position paper investigates how input visualizations can mediate between subjective experiences of chronic pain and clinical documentation practices. Drawing on participatory research, we explore how patients use metaphors, analogies, and embodied representations to articulate pain. We discuss design tensions in creating input visualizations that support expressive, personalized input while remaining clinically interpretable. Our aim is to inspire a research agenda that recognizes the role of non-standardized formats in enriching and augmenting clinical data collection to foster empathy
and recognition of diverse symptoms.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the Workshop on Envisioning a Research Agenda for Input Visualization. IEEE VIS 2025
Number of pages	4
Publication status	Published - Nov 2025
Event	IEEE VIS: Visualization & Visual Design (VIS2025) - Austria Center Vienna, Vienna, Austria Duration: 2 Nov 2025 → 7 Nov 2025 https://ieeevis.org/year/2025/welcome

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Conference	IEEE VIS: Visualization & Visual Design (VIS2025)
Abbreviated title	VIS2025
Country/Territory	Austria
City	Vienna
Period	2/11/25 → 7/11/25
Internet address	https://ieeevis.org/year/2025/welcome

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Human Digital Innovation
Social Experience

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Input as Translation: Bridging Chronic Pain Experience and Clinical Understanding Through Visualization. / Oppermann, Michael (Author and Speaker); Wais-Zechmann, Beatrix ; Bertel, Diotima.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Envisioning a Research Agenda for Input Visualization. IEEE VIS 2025. 2025.

Research output: Chapter in Book or Conference Proceedings › Conference Proceedings with Oral Presentation › peer-review

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