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Ng CKC, Baldock M, Newman S. Use of Smart Glasses (Assisted Reality) for Western Australian X-ray Operators' Continuing Professional Development: A Pilot Study. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1253. [PMID: 38998788 PMCID: PMC11241730 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12131253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 06/19/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024] Open
Abstract
Previous studies have explored use of smart glasses in telemedicine, but no study has investigated its use in teleradiography. The purpose of this study was to implement a six-month pilot program for Western Australian X-ray operators (XROs) to use smart glasses to obtain assisted reality support in their radiography practice from their supervising radiographers, and evaluate its effectiveness in terms of XROs' competence improvement and equipment usability. Pretest-posttest design with evaluation of the XROs' competence (including their X-ray image quality) and smart glasses usability by XROs in two remote centers and their supervising radiographers from two sites before and after the program using four questionnaire sets and X-ray image quality review was employed in this experimental study. Paired t-test was used for comparing mean values of the pre- and post-intervention pairs of 11-point scale questionnaire and image quality review items to determine any XROs' radiography competence improvements. Content analysis was used to analyze open questions about the equipment usability. Our study's findings based on 13 participants (11 XROs and 2 supervising radiographers) and 2053 X-ray images show that the assisted reality support helped to improve the XROs' radiography competence (specifically X-ray image quality), with mean post-intervention competence values of 6.16-7.39 (out of 10) and statistical significances (p < 0.001-0.05), and the equipment was considered effective for this purpose but not easy to use.
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Affiliation(s)
- Curtise K. C. Ng
- Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia;
- Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI), Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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- Western Australia Country Health Service, Grace Vaughan House, 233 Stubbs Terrace, Shenton Park, WA 6008, Australia;
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- Curtin Medical School, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia;
- South Metropolitan Health Service, 14 Barry Marshall Parade, Murdoch, WA 6150, Australia
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Aranda-García S, Martínez-Isasi S, Barcala-Furelos R, Darné M, Rodríguez-Núñez A. Augmented reality smart glasses: a new resuscitation training tool or a worthless gadget? Intern Emerg Med 2024; 19:873-874. [PMID: 38051373 DOI: 10.1007/s11739-023-03476-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Silvia Aranda-García
- SICRUS Research Group (Institute of Research of Santiago-IDIS) and CLINURSID Research Group (University of Santiago de Compostela), Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- SICRUS Research Group (Institute of Research of Santiago-IDIS) and CLINURSID Research Group (University of Santiago de Compostela), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- SICRUS Research Group (Institute of Research of Santiago-IDIS) and CLINURSID Research Group (University of Santiago de Compostela), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- SICRUS Research Group (Institute of Research of Santiago-IDIS) and CLINURSID Research Group (University of Santiago de Compostela), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Pediatric Critical, Intermediate and Palliative Care Section, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
- Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS), RD21/0012/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Fijačko N. Rethinking realities: A call for accurate terminology in eXtended Reality studies. Resusc Plus 2024; 17:100558. [PMID: 38586864 PMCID: PMC10995636 DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2024.100558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Nino Fijačko
- Corresponding author at: Žitna ulica 15, University of Maribor, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. @NinoFijacko
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Aranda-García S, Otero-Agra M, Berlanga-Macías C, Rodríguez-Núñez A, Barcala-Furelos R, Domingo J, Seijas-Vijande A, Fernández-Méndez F. New communication tool for basic life support training: smart glasses. A quasi-experimental study. Med Intensiva 2024; 48:77-84. [PMID: 37923607 DOI: 10.1016/j.medine.2023.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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AIM To analyze the effectiveness of a teaching-learning methodology for teletraining in basic life support (BLS) based on communication through smart glasses. DESIGN Pilot quasi-experimental non-inferiority study. PARTICIPANTS Sixty college students. INTERVENTIONS Randomization of the participants in: tele-training through smart glasses (SG) and traditional training (C) groups. Both training sessions were very brief (less than 8 min) and included the same BLS content. In SG, the instructor trained through a video call with smart glasses. MAIN VARIABLES OF INTEREST The BLS protocol, the use of AED, the quality of resuscitation and the response times were evaluated. RESULTS In most of the BLS protocol variables, the resuscitation quality and performance times, there were no statistically significant differences between groups. There were significant differences (in favor of the SG) in the assessment of breathing (SG: 100%, C: 81%; p = 0.013), the not-to-touch warning before applying the shock (SG: 79%, C: 52%; p = 0.025) and compressions with correct recoil (SG: 85%, C: 32%; p = 0.008). CONCLUSIONS Laypeople BLS-AED brief tele-training through smart glasses could potentially be, at least, as effective as traditional training methods. In addition, smart glasses could be more advantageous than traditional teaching for certain points of the BLS protocol and chest compressions quality, probably due to the capability of real-time visualization of images which supports the BLS sequence. Augmented reality supported teaching should be considered for BLS training, although caution is required in extrapolating findings, and further in-depth studies are needed to confirm its potential role depending on concrete target populations and environments.
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- Silvia Aranda-García
- Grupo de Investigación GRAFAIS, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain; Grupo de Investigación CLINURSID, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Escuela de Enfermería de Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Centro de Estudios Socio-Sanitarios, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Cuenca, Spain; Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Albacete, Spain.
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- Grupo de Investigación CLINURSID, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Simulación, Soporte Vital y Cuidados Intensivos (SICRUS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Sección de Pediatría Crítica, Cuidados Intermedios y Paliativos Pediátricos. Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela España, Spain; RICORS de Intervenciones en Atención Primaria para prevenir las enfermedades maternas e infantiles crónicas de origen perinatal y del desarrollo, RD21/0012/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación GRAFAIS, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación CLINURSID, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Grupo de Investigación REMOSS, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación y del Deporte, Universidad de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Escuela de Enfermería de Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Grupo de Investigación en Simulación, Soporte Vital y Cuidados Intensivos (SICRUS), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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Aranda-García S, Barrio-Cortes J, Fernández-Méndez F, Otero-Agra M, Darné M, Herrera-Pedroviejo E, Barcala-Furelos R, Rodríguez-Núñez A. Dispatcher-assisted BLS for lay bystanders: A pilot study comparing video streaming via smart glasses and telephone instructions. Am J Emerg Med 2023; 71:163-168. [PMID: 37418840 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.06.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 06/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether dispatcher assistance via smart glasses improves bystander basic life support (BLS) performance compared with standard telephone assistance in a simulated out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) scenario. METHODS Pilot study in which 28 lay people randomly assigned to a smart glasses-video assistance (SG-VA) intervention group or a smartphone-audio assistance (SP-AA) control group received dispatcher guidance from a dispatcher to provide BLS in an OHCA simulation. SG-VA rescuers received assistance via a video call with smart glasses (Vuzix, Blade) connected to a wireless network, while SP-AA rescuers received instructions over a smartphone with the speaker function activated. BLS protocol steps, quality of chest compressions, and performance times were compared. RESULTS Nine of the 14 SG-VA rescuers correctly completed the BLS protocol compared with none of the SP-AA rescuers (p = 0.01). A significantly higher number of SG-VA rescuers successfully opened the airway (13 vs. 5, p = 0.002), checked breathing (13 vs. 8, p = 0.03), correctly positioned the automatic external defibrillator pads (14 vs.6, p = 0.001), and warned bystanders to stay clear before delivering the shock (12 vs. 0, p < 0.001). No significant differences were observed for performance times or chest compression quality. The mean compression rate was 104 compressions per minute in the SG-VA group and 98 compressions per minute in the SP-AA group (p = 0.46); mean depth of compression was 4.5 cm and 4.4 cm (p = 0.49), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Smart glasses could significantly improve dispatcher-assisted bystander performance in an OHCA event. Their potential in real-life situations should be evaluated.
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- Silvia Aranda-García
- GRAFAIS Research Group, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain; CLINURSID Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Faculty of Health, University Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health, University Camilo José Cela, Madrid, Spain; Foundation for Biosanitary Research and Innovation in Primary Care, Madrid, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; School of Nursing from Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; Life Support and Medical Simulation Research Group (SICRUS), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain; School of Nursing from Pontevedra, Universidade de Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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- GRAFAIS Research Group, Institut Nacional d'Educació Física de Catalunya (INEFC), Universitat de Barcelona (UB), Barcelona, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; REMOSS Research Group, Faculty of Education and Sport Sciences, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- CLINURSID Research Group, School of Nursing, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Life Support and Medical Simulation Research Group (SICRUS), Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Paediatric Critical, Intermediate and Palliative Care Section, Santiago de Compostela's University Hospital, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; Primary Care Interventions to Prevent Maternal and Child Chronic Diseases of Perinatal and Developmental Origin (RICORS), RD21/0012/0025, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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