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Simulación Clínica 2025; 7 (1)

Flashcards: tool to improve identification of cardiopulmonary sounds in low-fidelity simulators

Escalante-Buendía,Erick André; Moguel-Quintal, Jorge Guillermo; Barrera-Rabelo, Javier William; Narváez-Calderon, Maria Fernanda; Castro-Morales, Ana Sofia; de los Santos-Rodríguez, Moisés Natanael

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 11-15
PDF size: 369.56 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Introduction: flashcards promote spaced repetition and active recall, enhancing retention and learning. However, identifying cardiopulmonary sounds remains a challenge. Objective: to evaluate the impact of using audiovisual Anki flashcards on improving the identification of cardiopulmonary sounds in low-fidelity simulators. Material and methods: seventy-nine 10th-semester medical students participated. They initially performed a cardiac auscultation exercise using the Life/Form® LF01142U simulator. Subsequently, access to an Anki account with audiovisual material was provided. Students who utilized the material formed the experimental group (n = 50), while the others constituted the control group (n = 29). One week later, cardiopulmonary sound identification was evaluated. Data was analyzed using SPSS with Mann- Whitney test, χ2, and Spearman’s correlation. Results: the experimental group achieved significantly higher scores (mean difference: 0.6 points, p = 0.019), and a greater percentage reached the maximum score (25.8% more, p = 0.021). Average material usage was 1.84 days, with 83.54 repetitions. A moderate positive correlation was observed between flashcard use and auditory skill improvement (coefficient: 0.265, p = 0.009). Conclusion: audiovisual flashcards with spaced repetition significantly improve the identification of cardiopulmonary sounds in simulators, demonstrating their usefulness as an effective tool for developing clinical auditory skills.


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