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Online machine translation use with nursing literature: evaluation method and usability
Ryoko Anazawa1, Hirono Ishikawa, M J Park
1Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan. fwkk0078@mb.infoweb.ne.jp
Online machine translation shows potential for Japanese nurses to access English research. While generally usable, specific terms may affect intelligibility, requiring further study on user perception.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Research
- Medical Translation Technology
Background:
- Japanese nurses require access to English nursing literature for clinical practice.
- Online machine translation (OMT) offers a potential solution to language barriers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the structural accuracy and intelligibility of OMT for nursing literature.
- To assess the reliability and usability of OMT for Japanese nurses.
Main Methods:
- Evaluation of 297 English nursing abstract sentences for accuracy and intelligibility.
- Identification and analysis of 75 specific nursing terms.
- Measurement of interrater reliability using two raters.
Main Results:
- The existing evaluation method demonstrated strong reliability.
- A usable OMT system available in Japan was identified.
- Specific terminology significantly impacted translation intelligibility.
Conclusions:
- OMT is a potentially usable tool for Japanese nurses reading English research.
- Further research with larger nursing populations is needed to understand user perceptions of OMT usability.
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