Macnamara Alexandra Frances, Bird Katie, Rigby Alan, Sathyapalan Thozhukat, Hepburn David
Hull York Medical School, Hull, UK.
BMJ Simul Technol Enhanc Learn. 2021 Jun 16;7(6):528-535. doi: 10.1136/bmjstel-2020-000625. eCollection 2021.
Simulation technology is widely used in medical education, providing an environment in which students can develop and practise a multitude of skills that are relevant to clinical practice, without the risk of harm to patients.
We conducted a mixed methods cross-over study with quantitative and qualitative outcomes. This analysed students' perceptions of two simulation technologies: a high-fidelity patient simulator and virtual reality. Twenty final year medical students completed a questionnaire after having experienced both simulation modalities.
Students scored the patient simulator higher in domains such as developing team working and 'ABCDE assessment skills', whereas the virtual reality simulation was more immersive and fun. Participants found the patient simulator more useful in preparing them for clinical practice.
Medical students in this study expressed that a high-fidelity patient simulator, in a simulated clinical environment, was of greater value to their preparation for clinical practice than virtual reality simulation of a similar environment. However, the virtual reality simulation offered a near comparable experience, and was found to be was enjoyable, immersive and easily portable.
模拟技术在医学教育中被广泛应用,它提供了一个环境,让学生能够培养和练习多种与临床实践相关的技能,而不会对患者造成伤害风险。
我们进行了一项具有定量和定性结果的混合方法交叉研究。该研究分析了学生对两种模拟技术的看法:高保真患者模拟器和虚拟现实。二十名医学专业最后一年的学生在体验了这两种模拟方式后完成了一份问卷。
学生们在培养团队协作和“ABCDE评估技能”等方面给患者模拟器的评分更高,而虚拟现实模拟则更具沉浸感且有趣。参与者发现患者模拟器在让他们为临床实践做准备方面更有用。
本研究中的医学生表示,在模拟临床环境中,高保真患者模拟器对他们为临床实践做准备的价值比类似环境的虚拟现实模拟更大。然而,虚拟现实模拟提供了近乎可比的体验,并且被发现是令人愉快的、有沉浸感的且易于携带的。