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Background : With recent social changes, the level of cultural understanding and medical knowledge of healthcare consumers has increased. Accordingly, hospitals now serve not only as places to receive medical treatment but also as places where healthcare consumers can access various types of other medical services. Such a trend has drawn attention to graphic elements that enrich the overall environment of pediatric waiting rooms. The purpose of this study was to explore ways to improve the environment of pediatric waiting rooms by studying graphic elements. Methods : Previous research on consumer attitude and case studies on graphic elements were reviewed. The survey was conducted by employing children and their parents who visited the waiting rooms at five different hospitals. The level of user preference regarding sign fonts and their readability as well as other graphic attributes in waiting rooms was measured. Four graphic samples were created by adding characters and manipulating colors on hospital walls, where the amount of visual graphics was relatively excessive. For the sign samples, three different models were produced by adding text manipulation, which is not commonly used on existing signs on hospital walls. Using the test samples, a survey was conducted. Results : The survey results indicated that samples in pastel colors and with an appropriate number of characters were preferred to those with highly saturated colors and an excessive number of characters. In addition, text signs in the Yoon-Gothic font was ranked as the most readable. Conclusion : The environment of pediatric waiting rooms should be friendly and comfortable for children who visit the hospital and wait to see the doctor. Therefore, it is suggested that designers pay attention to the pediatric care setting and further develop the environment. For future research, this study may serve as a reference for effectively applying design elements for the pediatric care setting.
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