Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach

<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Accurate interpretation of a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) demands high levels of skill and expertise. Early training in medical school plays an important role in building the ECG interpretation skill. Thus, understanding how medical stud...

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المؤلف الرئيسي: Mohammed Tahri Sqalli (18420840) (author)
مؤلفون آخرون: Dena Al-Thani (16864245) (author), Mohamed B Elshazly (18420843) (author), ‪Mohammed Al-Hijji (18519459) (author)
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‪Mohammed Al-Hijji (18519459)
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Curriculum and pedagogy
eye tracking
electrocardiogram
ECG interpretation
medical education
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medical student
eye
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description <h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Accurate interpretation of a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) demands high levels of skill and expertise. Early training in medical school plays an important role in building the ECG interpretation skill. Thus, understanding how medical students perform the task of interpretation is important for improving this skill.</p><h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">We aimed to use eye tracking as a tool to research how eye fixation can be used to gain a deeper understanding of how medical students interpret ECGs.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">In total, 16 medical students were recruited to interpret 10 different ECGs each. Their eye movements were recorded using an eye tracker. Fixation heatmaps of where the students looked were generated from the collected data set. Statistical analysis was conducted on the fixation count and duration using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The average percentage of correct interpretations was 55.63%, with an SD of 4.63%. After analyzing the average fixation duration, we found that medical students study the three lower leads (rhythm strips) the most using a top-down approach: lead II (mean=2727 ms, SD=456), followed by leads V1 (mean=1476 ms, SD=320) and V5 (mean=1301 ms, SD=236). We also found that medical students develop a personal system of interpretation that adapts to the nature and complexity of the diagnosis. In addition, we found that medical students consider some leads as their guiding point toward finding a hint leading to the correct interpretation.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The use of eye tracking successfully provides a quantitative explanation of how medical students learn to interpret a 12-lead ECG.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: JMIR Medical Education<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p dir="ltr">See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26675" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26675</a></p>
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spelling Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking ApproachMohammed Tahri Sqalli (18420840)Dena Al-Thani (16864245)Mohamed B Elshazly (18420843)‪Mohammed Al-Hijji (18519459)EducationCurriculum and pedagogyeye trackingelectrocardiogramECG interpretationmedical educationhuman-computer interactionmedical studenteyetrackinginterpretationECG<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Accurate interpretation of a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) demands high levels of skill and expertise. Early training in medical school plays an important role in building the ECG interpretation skill. Thus, understanding how medical students perform the task of interpretation is important for improving this skill.</p><h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">We aimed to use eye tracking as a tool to research how eye fixation can be used to gain a deeper understanding of how medical students interpret ECGs.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p dir="ltr">In total, 16 medical students were recruited to interpret 10 different ECGs each. Their eye movements were recorded using an eye tracker. Fixation heatmaps of where the students looked were generated from the collected data set. Statistical analysis was conducted on the fixation count and duration using the Mann-Whitney U test and the Kruskal-Wallis test.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">The average percentage of correct interpretations was 55.63%, with an SD of 4.63%. After analyzing the average fixation duration, we found that medical students study the three lower leads (rhythm strips) the most using a top-down approach: lead II (mean=2727 ms, SD=456), followed by leads V1 (mean=1476 ms, SD=320) and V5 (mean=1301 ms, SD=236). We also found that medical students develop a personal system of interpretation that adapts to the nature and complexity of the diagnosis. In addition, we found that medical students consider some leads as their guiding point toward finding a hint leading to the correct interpretation.</p><h3>Conclusions</h3><p dir="ltr">The use of eye tracking successfully provides a quantitative explanation of how medical students learn to interpret a 12-lead ECG.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: JMIR Medical Education<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/</a></p><p dir="ltr">See article on publisher's website: <a href="https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26675" target="_blank">https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/26675</a></p>2021-10-01T00:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.2196/26675https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Interpretation_of_a_12-Lead_Electrocardiogram_by_Medical_Students_Quantitative_Eye-Tracking_Approach/25771557CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/257715572021-10-01T00:00:00Z
spellingShingle Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
Mohammed Tahri Sqalli (18420840)
Education
Curriculum and pedagogy
eye tracking
electrocardiogram
ECG interpretation
medical education
human-computer interaction
medical student
eye
tracking
interpretation
ECG
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title Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
title_full Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
title_fullStr Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
title_full_unstemmed Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
title_short Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
title_sort Interpretation of a 12-Lead Electrocardiogram by Medical Students: Quantitative Eye-Tracking Approach
topic Education
Curriculum and pedagogy
eye tracking
electrocardiogram
ECG interpretation
medical education
human-computer interaction
medical student
eye
tracking
interpretation
ECG