Table 1 Uses of storytelling in different fields
Example | Fields | How storytelling is applied | Target group/stakeholders |
|---|---|---|---|
Using evidence for better practice: a success story [2] | International development/public health | Tool to highlight the benefits of using systematic reviews in the sector | Development and health workers |
The story behind the science [22] | Science education | A website creating stories that can be used by science educators to help illustrate specific concepts | University students |
Influence of evidence type and narrative type on HPV risk perception and intention to obtain the HPV vaccine [17] | Healthcare | Method to increase risk perception about a virus and behavioral intention to get a virus vaccination | General public |
How people with motor neurone disease talk about living with their illness: a narrative study [1] | Medicine | Data collection method (narrative case studies) | General public |
Drought risk and you [7] | Climate change | Storytelling is used as one of several methods for gathering narratives to build local, historical knowledge about drought impacts, experiences and adaptation | Decision-makers for water management in the UK |