Healthcare application for foreigners living in China

Syed Attiqur Rehman; Zhe Chen; Muhammad Haris

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_15

Healthcare application for foreigners living in China

Syed Attiqur Rehman
, Zhe Chen^*
, Muhammad Haris

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Economics and Management

Beihang University

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Abstract

The language barrier brings communication difficulties between international patients and healthcare providers in China, possibly resulting in serious health risk. This paper design a healthcare app which could increase convenience in getting healthcare service, reduce communication gap between patients and healthcare providers. An interview was conducted for international students and Chinese doctors. With the help of interview results, a healthcare app for foreigners living in China was developed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017
Editors	Vincent Duffy, Nancy Lightner
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	141-148
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319604824
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_15
State	Published - 2018
Event	AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 17 Jul 2017 → 21 Jul 2017

Publication series

Name	Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume	590
ISSN (Print)	2194-5357

Conference

Conference	AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	17/07/17 → 21/07/17

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Ergonomics and usability
Language barrier
M-Health

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Rehman, S. A., Chen, Z., & Haris, M. (2018). Healthcare application for foreigners living in China. In V. Duffy, & N. Lightner (Eds.), Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017 (pp. 141-148). (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 590). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_15

Rehman, Syed Attiqur ; Chen, Zhe ; Haris, Muhammad. / Healthcare application for foreigners living in China. Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017. editor / Vincent Duffy ; Nancy Lightner. Springer Verlag, 2018. pp. 141-148 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

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Rehman, SA, Chen, Z & Haris, M 2018, Healthcare application for foreigners living in China. in V Duffy & N Lightner (eds), Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol. 590, Springer Verlag, pp. 141-148, AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017, Los Angeles, United States, 17/07/17. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_15

Healthcare application for foreigners living in China. / Rehman, Syed Attiqur; Chen, Zhe; Haris, Muhammad.
Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017. ed. / Vincent Duffy; Nancy Lightner. Springer Verlag, 2018. p. 141-148 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing; Vol. 590).

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Rehman SA, Chen Z, Haris M. Healthcare application for foreigners living in China. In Duffy V, Lightner N, editors, Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices - Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conferences on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare and Medical Devices, 2017. Springer Verlag. 2018. p. 141-148. (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-60483-1_15

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