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ArticleJMIR medical education2023

Usability of Augmented Reality Technology in Situational Telementorship for Managing Clinical Scenarios: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Dung T Bui, Tony Barnett, Ha Hoang, Winyu Chinthammit

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Article in JMIR medical education, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Dung T BuiCentre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9907-8240
Tony BarnettCentre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1376-6414
Ha HoangCentre for Rural Health, School of Health Sciences, College of Health and Medicine, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5116-9947
Winyu ChinthammitHuman Interface Technology Laboratory, School of Information and Communication Technology, College of Sciences and Engineering, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8319-3589

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTelementorship provides a way to maintain the professional skills of isolated rural health care workers. The incorporation of augmented reality (AR) technology into telementoring systems could be used to mentor health care professionals remotely under different clinical situations.

objectiveThis study aims to evaluate the usability of AR technology in telementorship for managing clinical scenarios in a simulation laboratory.

methodsThis study used a quasi-experimental design. Experienced health professionals and novice health practitioners were recruited for the roles of mentors and mentees, respectively, and then trained in the use of the AR setup. In the experiment, each mentee wearing an AR headset was asked to respond to 4 different clinical scenarios: acute coronary syndrome (ACS), acute myocardial infarction (AMI), pneumonia severe reaction to antibiotics (PSRA), and hypoglycemic emergency (HE). Their mentor used a laptop to provide remote guidance, following the treatment protocols developed for each scenario. Rating scales were used to measure the AR's usability, mentorship effectiveness, and mentees' self-confidence and skill performance.

resultsA total of 4 mentors and 15 mentees participated in this study. Mentors and mentees were positive about using the AR technology, despite some technical issues and the time required to become familiar with the technology. The positive experience of telementorship was highlighted (mean 4.8, SD 0.414 for mentees and mean of 4.25, SD 0.5 for mentors on the 5-point Likert scale). Mentees' confidence in managing each of the 4 scenarios improved after telementoring (P=.001 for the ACS, AMI, and PSRA scenarios and P=.002 for the HE scenario). Mentees' individual skill performance rates ranged from 98% in the ACS scenario to 97% in the AMI, PSRA, and HE scenarios.

conclusionsThis study provides evidence about the usability of AR technology in telementorship for managing clinical scenarios. The findings suggest the potential for this technology to be used to support health workers in real-world clinical environments and point to new directions of research.

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augmented realitymentorshippatient care managementpatient simulationquasi-experimental studytelehealth

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PMID37782533
PMCPMC10580139

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