01571nas a2200181 4500008004100000245009400041210006900135260000900204300001200213490000700225520099000232653001901222100001801241700002401259700001701283700001801300856007101318 2014 eng d00aComprehensibility of universal healthcare symbols for wayfinding in healthcare facilities0 aComprehensibility of universal healthcare symbols for wayfinding c2014 a878-8850 v453 afacilities can be challenging. As there is an increasing number of global citizens who travel to seek
medical care in another country, it is critical to make wayfinding easy for visitors who are not familiar
with the language in a foreign country. Among many wayfinding aids, symbols are helpful for those
visitors who have limited ability to understand written language. This study tested universal healthcare
symbols in the United States, South Korea, and Turkey to compare the comprehension of symbols crosscountry
and identify predictors of the correct comprehension. To explore statistically significant relationships
between symbol comprehension and countries, Pearson’s Chi-square tests, logistic regression,
and ANOVA were conducted. The test results showed that ten symbols among 14 tested have
significant relationship with countries. Results of this study demonstrate that symbol comprehension
can be varied significantly in different countries.10aDesign Program1 aLee, Seunghae1 aDazkir, Sibel, Seda1 aPaik, Haesun1 aCoskun, Aykut uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003687013002299