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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
Comparative Analysis Comprehensibility of Healthcare Symbols Between USA and China
Authors : Chuanyu Zou, Guangxin Wang
Published in: Cross-Cultural Design. Methods, Tools and User Experience
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
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Abstract
With the tide of globalization getting ever higher and stronger, the need grows rapidly to travel aboard in order to obtain better health care. Hospital normally consists of many clinical departments and medical technology departments. It is difficult for patients to obtain medical information. Graphical symbols are helpful for patients who have limited ability to understand medical environment. In this study, 10 USA healthcare symbols from SEGD and 10 Chinese healthcare symbols from GB/T 10001.6 were conducted comprehension test. It was found that Chinese participants’ average comprehension level on Chinese healthcare symbols is higher than that of American healthcare symbols. The study showed that the understanding of words, characters, etc. is highly correlated with the cultural background. They are not applicable as main element of a public information symbol. Furthermore, the respondents with higher education level have less difficulty than those with lower education level in comprehending graphical symbols.