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Moisset, Xavier; Attal, Nadine; de Andrade, Daniel Ciampi; Renne, Angela; He, Shuhan; Lee, Jarone
JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association, 11/2022, Volume: 328, Issue: 19Journal Article
Moisset et al call attention to considerations regarding the use of an emoji-based visual analog scale (VAS) in an adult population in the study by Renne et al. Even though the VAS has been traditionally used for children, this does not preclude the use of an emoji-based VAS in adults. A report by the Unicode Consortium estimates that 92% of the global online community uses emojis. Furthermore, a global emoji trend report by Adobe found that 90% of global users perceive emojis as a valuable tool for self-expression, and 89% believe emojis (as pictographs) facilitate easier communication across language barriers.
