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Efficiency of Using a Simulator for Ultrasound and Laser Dose Calculation in Physiotherapy

Authors :
Francisco Javier Martin-Vega
Rocío Martín-Valero
Gloria Gonzalez-Medina
Inés Carmona-Barrientos
Cristina Garcia-Munoz
Maria Jesus Vinolo-Gil
[Martin-Vega, Francisco Javier] Univ Cadiz, Dept Nursing & Physiotherapy, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Gonzalez-Medina, Gloria] Univ Cadiz, Dept Nursing & Physiotherapy, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Carmona-Barrientos, Ines] Univ Cadiz, Dept Nursing & Physiotherapy, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Garcia-Munoz, Cristina] Univ Cadiz, Dept Nursing & Physiotherapy, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Vinolo-Gil, Maria Jesus] Univ Cadiz, Dept Nursing & Physiotherapy, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Martin-Valero, Rocio] Univ Malaga, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Physiotherapy, Ampliac Campus Teatinos,C Arquitecto Francisco Pe, E-29071 Malaga, Spain
[Gonzalez-Medina, Gloria] Univ Cadiz, Puerta Mar Univ Hosp, Biomed Res & Innovat Inst Cadiz INiB, Res Unit, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Vinolo-Gil, Maria Jesus] Univ Cadiz, Puerta Mar Univ Hosp, Biomed Res & Innovat Inst Cadiz INiB, Res Unit, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Gonzalez-Medina, Gloria] Inst Res Social Sustainable Dev INDESS, Res Grp CTS 986 Phys Therapy & Hlth FISA, Cadiz 11009, Spain
[Vinolo-Gil, Maria Jesus] Hosp Puerto Real, Interlevels Interctr Hosp Puerta del Mar, Rehabil Clin Management Unit, Cadiz 11006, Spain
Source :
Applied Sciences; Volume 12; Issue 18; Pages: 9096
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Mdpi, 2022.

Abstract

Background: In the context of the lockdowns due to COVID-19, e-learning has become the sole tool allowing learning objectives to be achieved successfully. However, for some subjects, training aided only by this type of tool encounters much difficulty, especially because of the experimental nature of such subjects. Aim: to assess the efficiency of a simulator for estimating dose calculation of ultrasound and laser based on surveys and a written test in a group of students. Methods: Surveys conducted voluntarily and anonymously by a group of students enrolled in the subject General Procedures in Physiotherapy I of the undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy. Furthermore, an objective test containing dose calculation problems for ultrasound and laser had to be solved. Prior to the completion of the objective test, the simulator for calculating ultrasound doses was provided to half of the subjects, whilst the other half were provided with the simulator for calculating laser doses, with both of which they were allowed to practice for a whole week. Results: Out of all the students enrolled in the first year of the undergraduate degree in Physiotherapy, a total of 38 students completed the surveys and 44 took part in the test for solving dose calculation problems. The surveys showed that a substantial number of students consider the use of a simulator for learning purposes efficient. This consideration was corroborated: the response times were reduced and the quantifications were the same for ultrasound, and better for laser. Conclusions: the use of a simulator for ultrasound and laser dose calculation is welcomed by a substantial number of students, and also represents a good additional tool when learning problem resolution.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Applied Sciences; Volume 12; Issue 18; Pages: 9096
Accession number :
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