Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator
<italic>Goal:</italic> Simulators that incorporate haptic feedback for clinical skills training are increasingly used in medical education. This study addresses the neglected aspect of rendering simulated feedback for vascular palpation skills training by systematically examining the eff...
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| description | <italic>Goal:</italic> Simulators that incorporate haptic feedback for clinical skills training are increasingly used in medical education. This study addresses the neglected aspect of rendering simulated feedback for vascular palpation skills training by systematically examining the effect of haptic factors on performance. <italic>Methods: A</italic> simulator-based approach to examine palpation skill is presented. Novice participants with and without minimal previous palpation training performed a palpation task on a simulator that rendered controlled vibratory feedback under various conditions. <italic>Results:</italic> Five objective metrics were employed to analyze participants’ performance that yielded key findings in quantifying palpation performance. Participants’ palpation accuracy was influenced by all three haptic factors, ranging from moderate to statistically significant. <italic>Duration</italic>, <italic>Total Path Length</italic> and <italic>Ratio of Correct Movement</italic> also demonstrated utility for quantifying performance. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> We demonstrate that our affordable simulator is capable of rendering controlled haptic feedback suitable for skills training. Further, metrics presented in this study can be used for structured palpation skills assessment and training, potentially improving healthcare delivery. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dbabc4084d6f49219265ceb9d813d9542025-08-20T03:15:48ZengIEEEIEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology2644-12762020-01-01122823410.1109/OJEMB.2020.30171569169811Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable SimulatorZhanhe Liu0Joseph Bible1Jared Wells2Deepak Vadivalagan3Ravikiran Singapogu4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9056-8465Department of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USADepartment of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USADepartment of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USADepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USADepartment of Bioengineering, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA<italic>Goal:</italic> Simulators that incorporate haptic feedback for clinical skills training are increasingly used in medical education. This study addresses the neglected aspect of rendering simulated feedback for vascular palpation skills training by systematically examining the effect of haptic factors on performance. <italic>Methods: A</italic> simulator-based approach to examine palpation skill is presented. Novice participants with and without minimal previous palpation training performed a palpation task on a simulator that rendered controlled vibratory feedback under various conditions. <italic>Results:</italic> Five objective metrics were employed to analyze participants’ performance that yielded key findings in quantifying palpation performance. Participants’ palpation accuracy was influenced by all three haptic factors, ranging from moderate to statistically significant. <italic>Duration</italic>, <italic>Total Path Length</italic> and <italic>Ratio of Correct Movement</italic> also demonstrated utility for quantifying performance. <italic>Conclusions:</italic> We demonstrate that our affordable simulator is capable of rendering controlled haptic feedback suitable for skills training. Further, metrics presented in this study can be used for structured palpation skills assessment and training, potentially improving healthcare delivery.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9169811/Haptic renderingmedical simulatorperformance assessmentskill training |
| spellingShingle | Zhanhe Liu Joseph Bible Jared Wells Deepak Vadivalagan Ravikiran Singapogu Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator IEEE Open Journal of Engineering in Medicine and Biology Haptic rendering medical simulator performance assessment skill training |
| title | Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator |
| title_full | Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator |
| title_fullStr | Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator |
| title_short | Examining the Effect of Haptic Factors for Vascular Palpation Skill Assessment Using an Affordable Simulator |
| title_sort | examining the effect of haptic factors for vascular palpation skill assessment using an affordable simulator |
| topic | Haptic rendering medical simulator performance assessment skill training |
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