M Ros1, B Debien2, C Cyteval3, N Molinari4, F Gatto5, N Lonjon6. 1. Education sciences school - LIRDEF, Montpellier university 3, 2, place Marcel-Godechot, 34000 Montpellier, France. Electronic address: maximeros@gmail.com. 2. Medical simulation training center, 641, avenue du Doyen Gaston-Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; Montpellier medical school, 2, rue de l'École de Médecine, 34090 Montpellier, France. 3. Radiology department, Lapeyronie hospital, 371, avenue du Doyen Gaston-Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; Montpellier medical school, 2, rue de l'École de Médecine, 34090 Montpellier, France. 4. IT medical department, Lapeyronie hospital, 371, avenue du Doyen Gaston-Giraud, 34090 Montpellier, France; Montpellier medical school, 2, rue de l'École de Médecine, 34090 Montpellier, France. 5. Education sciences school - LIRDEF, Montpellier university 3, 2, place Marcel-Godechot, 34000 Montpellier, France. 6. Neurosurgery department, Gui de Chauliac hospital, 80, avenue Augustin-Fliche, 34295 Montpellier, France; Montpellier medical school, 2, rue de l'École de Médecine, 34090 Montpellier, France.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The medical world is continuously evolving, with techniques being created or improved almost daily. Immersive virtual reality (VR) is a technology that could be harnessed to develop tools that meet the educational challenges of this changing environment. We previously described the immersive tutorial, a 3D video (filmed from the first-person point of view), displayed on a VR application. This tool offers access to supplementary educational data in addition to the video. Here we attempt to assess improvement in learning a technique using this new educational format. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We selected a single neurosurgical technique for the study: external ventricular drainage. We wrote a technical note describing this procedure and produced the corresponding immersive tutorial. We conducted a prospective randomized comparative study with students. All participants read the technical note, and one group used the immersive tutorial as a teaching supplement. The students completed a multiple-choice questionnaire immediately after the training and again at six months. RESULTS:One hundred seventy-six fourth-year medical students participated in the study; 173 were included in assessing the immediate learning outcomes and 72 were included at the six-month follow-up. The VR group demonstrated significantly better short-term results than the control group (P=0.01). The same trend was seen at six months. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this study presents one of the largest cohorts for VR. The use of the immersive tutorial could enable a large number of healthcare professionals to be trained without the need for expensive equipment.
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OBJECTIVE: The medical world is continuously evolving, with techniques being created or improved almost daily. Immersive virtual reality (VR) is a technology that could be harnessed to develop tools that meet the educational challenges of this changing environment. We previously described the immersive tutorial, a 3D video (filmed from the first-person point of view), displayed on a VR application. This tool offers access to supplementary educational data in addition to the video. Here we attempt to assess improvement in learning a technique using this new educational format. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We selected a single neurosurgical technique for the study: external ventricular drainage. We wrote a technical note describing this procedure and produced the corresponding immersive tutorial. We conducted a prospective randomized comparative study with students. All participants read the technical note, and one group used the immersive tutorial as a teaching supplement. The students completed a multiple-choice questionnaire immediately after the training and again at six months. RESULTS: One hundred seventy-six fourth-year medical students participated in the study; 173 were included in assessing the immediate learning outcomes and 72 were included at the six-month follow-up. The VR group demonstrated significantly better short-term results than the control group (P=0.01). The same trend was seen at six months. CONCLUSION: To our knowledge, this study presents one of the largest cohorts for VR. The use of the immersive tutorial could enable a large number of healthcare professionals to be trained without the need for expensive equipment.
Authors: Alessandro Iop; Victor Gabriel El-Hajj; Maria Gharios; Andrea de Giorgio; Fabio Marco Monetti; Erik Edström; Adrian Elmi-Terander; Mario Romero Journal: Sensors (Basel) Date: 2022-08-14 Impact factor: 3.847