Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

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Advances in Clinical and Experimental Medicine

2012, vol. 21, nr 6, November-December, p. 791–798

Publication type: original article

Language: English

Effectiveness of Cardiac Simulator on the Acquirement of Cardiac Auscultatory Skills of Medical Students

Wpływ symulatora kardiologicznego na nabycie umiejętności osłuchowych przez studentów medycyny

Alparslan Birdane1,A,B,C,D,E,F, Huseyin U. Yazici1,A,B,C,D,E,F, Yuksel Aydar2,A,D,F, Kadir U. Mert1,B,C,F, Muharrem Masifov1,B,C,F, Taner Ulus1,B,C,F, Yuksel Cavusoglu1,A,D,E,F, Necmi Ata1,A,D,E,F, Bilgin Timuralp1,A,B,C,D,E,F

1 Department of Cardiology, Medical School of Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey

2 Department of Anatomy, Medical School of Osmangazi University, Eskişehir, Turkey

Abstract

Background. Cardiac simulators have been developed as an alternative training model in order to improve the cardiac auscultation skills of medical students. The effectiveness of the cardiac simulator’s use in cardiac auscultatory training is presently not yet well established.
Objectives. The authors aimed to investigate whether the use of a cardiac simulator can improve the auscultation skills of medical students.
Material and Methods. The students taking the auscultation training on the cardiac simulator were grouped as Group A and the students not taking the auscultation training on the cardiac simulator were grouped as Group B (before). The students in Group B (before) were grouped as Group B (after) after receiving the auscultation training on the cardiac simulator. The percentages of accurate diagnoses for the tested heart murmurs were compared between Group A and Group B (before), and between Group B (before) and Group B (after).
Results. The rate of making correct diagnoses of normal heart sounds was similar in all the groups (Group A, Group B (before), and Group B (after)). By contrast, the percentage of accurate diagnoses for the tested heart murmurs was notably improved among the students in Group A with respect to Group B (before) (p < 0.01). Similarly, the rate of correct diagnoses for the tested heart murmurs was markedly higher among the students in Group B (after) than in Group B (before) (p < 0.01).
Conclusion. The use of a cardiac simulator as a training tool can improve the auscultation skills of medical students quickly and efficiently.

Streszczenie

Wprowadzenie. Symulatory kardiologiczne służą jako alternatywny model szkolenia w celu poprawy umiejętności osłuchiwania serca przez studentów medycyny. Skuteczność symulatora kardiologicznego jako pomocy dydaktycznej w szkoleniu osłuchiwania serca nie została jeszcze w pełni ustalona.
Cel pracy. Autorzy mieli na celu zbadanie, czy użycie symulatora kardiologicznego może poprawić umiejętności osłuchiwania serca przez studentów medycyny.
Materiał i metody. Studenci biorący udział w szkoleniu osłuchiwania serca za pomocą symulatora zostali włączeni do grupy A. Studenci niebiorący udziału w szkoleniu osłuchiwania serca za pomocą symulatora zostali włączeni do grupy B (przed). Studenci z grupy B (przed) zostali włączeni do grupy B (po) po odbyciu szkolenia osłuchiwania serca za pomocą symulatora. Odsetek poprawnych rozpoznań badanych szmerów serca porównywano między grupą A i grupą B (przed) oraz między grupą B (przed) i grupą B (po).
Wyniki. Odsetek stawiania poprawnych diagnoz normalnych tonów serca był podobny we wszystkich grupach; grupa A, grupa B (przed) i grupa B (po). Odsetek poprawnych rozpoznań dla badanych szmerów serca znacznie się zwiększył wśród studentów w grupie A w odniesieniu do grupy B (przed) (p < 0,01). Podobnie odsetek poprawnych rozpoznań badanych szmerów serca był znacznie większy wśród studentów w grupie B (po) niż w grupie B (przed) (p < 0,01).
Wnioski. Wykorzystanie symulatora kardiologicznego jako pomocy dydaktycznej może szybko i sprawnie poprawić umiejętności osłuchiwania serca przez studentów medycyny.

Key words

cardiac simulator, auscultation skills, medical training

Słowa kluczowe

symulator serca, umiejętności osłuchiwania, medyczny kurs szkoleniowy

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