Feasibility of a New Wearable Device to Estimate Acute Stress in Novices During High-fidelity Surgical Simulation.

摘要: BACKGROUND Stress associated with learning of a psychomotor task can influence the trainees ability. Surgical simulation is validated training milieu designed to replicate real-life situations, prevent biases and provide objective metrics. However, complexity stress mechanisms absence reliable detection method make estimation difficult quantify interpret. AIM a) To assess feasibility new watch-sized device noninvasively measure parameters in novices during b) compare its derived cardiac those an ambulatory Holter monitor. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-one were trained on basic skills module. During base line, exercise, recovery phases, all subjects wore wearable data regarding blood volume pressure, heart rate, inter beat interval, electrodermal activity, skin temperature recorded. Additionally, Monitoring was used concomitantly capture R-R intervals rate variability. Before after each experiment, completed short, six-item STAI scale. RESULTS Data analysis showed: when compared STAI, activity exhibited best correlation, sensitivity specificity highly correlated reciprocal values experiment phases. CONCLUSION This easy use well accepted by participants noninvasive tool, which accurate our setting. it related parameters, thus eliminating need wear rather cumbersome device.