Cardiac auscultation is a routine examination procedure that allows a medical professional to diagnose the condition of a patient's heart. The ability to interpret heart sounds is key during the diagnosis and only achieved through extensive training. Currently, there is great concern among physicians regarding the loss of cardiac auscultation skills, and the effects on proper diagnoses that may lead to inadequate treatments. Current cardiac auscultation training employs equipment that completes the diagnose without the use of a stethoscope, diminishing the amount of practice trainees obtain with it. However, despite the decreased emphasis on stethoscope training, the stethoscope remains a cost-effective tool and relevant in several examination scenarios. This paper presents the development of a mobile virtual reality prototype for cardiac auscultation training. Our approach employs a virtual reality headset to facilitate training. We analyzed the effect of visual immersion on auscultation training, by comparing its usability perception to a non-VR auscultation training app.
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Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare
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Fuente2022 IEEE 11th Global Conference on Consumer Electronics (GCCE)