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Validation of a Cognitive Task Simulation and Rehearsal Tool for Open Carpal Tunnel Release

BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by hand surgeons. The authors created a surgical simulation of open carpal tunnel release utilizing a mobile and rehearsal platform app. This study was performed in order to validate the simulator as an effecti...

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Autores principales: Paro, John A. M., Luan, Anna, Lee, Gordon K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28573097
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2017.44.3.223
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description BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by hand surgeons. The authors created a surgical simulation of open carpal tunnel release utilizing a mobile and rehearsal platform app. This study was performed in order to validate the simulator as an effective training platform for carpal tunnel release. METHODS: The simulator was evaluated using a number of metrics: construct validity (the ability to identify variability in skill levels), face validity (the perceived ability of the simulator to teach the intended material), content validity (that the simulator was an accurate representation of the intended operation), and acceptability validity (willingness of the desired user group to adopt this method of training). Novices and experts were recruited. Each group was tested, and all participants were assigned an objective score, which served as construct validation. A Likert-scale questionnaire was administered to gauge face, content, and acceptability validity. RESULTS: Twenty novices and 10 experts were recruited for this study. The objective performance scores from the expert group were significantly higher than those of the novice group, with surgeons scoring a median of 74% and medical students scoring a median of 45%. The questionnaire responses indicated face, content, and acceptability validation. CONCLUSIONS: This mobile-based surgical simulation platform provides step-by-step instruction for a variety of surgical procedures. The findings of this study help to demonstrate its utility as a learning tool, as we confirmed construct, face, content, and acceptability validity for carpal tunnel release. This easy-to-use educational tool may help bring surgical education to a new—and highly mobile—level.
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spelling pubmed-54475322017-06-01 Validation of a Cognitive Task Simulation and Rehearsal Tool for Open Carpal Tunnel Release Paro, John A. M. Luan, Anna Lee, Gordon K. Arch Plast Surg Original Article BACKGROUND: Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common surgical procedures performed by hand surgeons. The authors created a surgical simulation of open carpal tunnel release utilizing a mobile and rehearsal platform app. This study was performed in order to validate the simulator as an effective training platform for carpal tunnel release. METHODS: The simulator was evaluated using a number of metrics: construct validity (the ability to identify variability in skill levels), face validity (the perceived ability of the simulator to teach the intended material), content validity (that the simulator was an accurate representation of the intended operation), and acceptability validity (willingness of the desired user group to adopt this method of training). Novices and experts were recruited. Each group was tested, and all participants were assigned an objective score, which served as construct validation. A Likert-scale questionnaire was administered to gauge face, content, and acceptability validity. RESULTS: Twenty novices and 10 experts were recruited for this study. The objective performance scores from the expert group were significantly higher than those of the novice group, with surgeons scoring a median of 74% and medical students scoring a median of 45%. The questionnaire responses indicated face, content, and acceptability validation. CONCLUSIONS: This mobile-based surgical simulation platform provides step-by-step instruction for a variety of surgical procedures. The findings of this study help to demonstrate its utility as a learning tool, as we confirmed construct, face, content, and acceptability validity for carpal tunnel release. This easy-to-use educational tool may help bring surgical education to a new—and highly mobile—level. The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2017-05 2017-05-22 /pmc/articles/PMC5447532/ /pubmed/28573097 http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2017.44.3.223 Text en Copyright © 2017 The Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_fullStr Validation of a Cognitive Task Simulation and Rehearsal Tool for Open Carpal Tunnel Release
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title_short Validation of a Cognitive Task Simulation and Rehearsal Tool for Open Carpal Tunnel Release
title_sort validation of a cognitive task simulation and rehearsal tool for open carpal tunnel release
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5447532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28573097
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2017.44.3.223
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