Simplification of pharmaceutical pictograms to improve visual acuity

Q3 Social Sciences

Information Design Journal Pub Date : 2022-04-15 DOI:10.1075/idj.21003.ped

P. Pedersen, C. Oderkerk, S. Beier

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Abstract

The purpose of pharmaceutical pictograms is to help patients manage their medicinal treatment. However, the pictograms often lack perceptual clarity. While they are frequently tested for aspects such as comprehension, little attention has been paid to their legibility. This paper presents the conception and results of an experiment adapted from the ISO ‘Method for testing perceptual quality’ (ISO 9186-2:2008) to measure the visibility of pictogram elements in two sets: 15 American USP pictograms and 15 redesigned versions reduced in complexity. The statistical analysis did not show reliable significant differences, which indicates that there are more factors at stake.

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简化药物象形图以提高视力

药物象形图的目的是帮助患者管理他们的药物治疗。然而，象形文字往往缺乏感知清晰度。虽然它们经常被测试理解力等方面，但很少注意它们的易读性。本文介绍了一项实验的概念和结果，该实验改编自ISO“感知质量测试方法”（ISO 9186-2-2008），以测量两组象形图元素的可见性：15个美国USP象形图和15个降低复杂性的重新设计版本。统计分析没有显示出可靠的显著差异，这表明有更多的因素处于危险之中。

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Information Design Journal Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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期刊介绍： Information Design Journal (IDJ) is a peer reviewed international journal that bridges the gap between research and practice in information design. IDJ is a platform for discussing and improving the design, usability, and overall effectiveness of ‘content put into form’ — of verbal and visual messages shaped to meet the needs of particular audiences. IDJ offers a forum for sharing ideas about the verbal, visual, and typographic design of print and online documents, multimedia presentations, illustrations, signage, interfaces, maps, quantitative displays, websites, and new media. IDJ brings together ways of thinking about creating effective communications for use in contexts such as workplaces, hospitals, airports, banks, schools, or government agencies.