Enhancing student understanding of rheumatic disease pathologies through augmented reality: findings from a multicentre trial
Authors' conclusion
The results of our survey showed that from the medical students' perspective, an AR-based concept like the Rheumality GO! app can complement rheumatology teaching in medical school as an effective and attractive tool though not replace bedside teaching.
Study context
- Population
- Undergraduate medical students from four medical universities in Germany (Jena, Bad Nauheim/Gießen, Nuremberg, Erlangen)232 women and 115 men
- Participants
- 347 students
- Outcome
- Students' perspective on the benefit of the AR-based app (questionnaire, 16 questions, six subject areas)
- Follow-up
- After course completion
Methodological detailsmulticentre, survey, single-group
- Multicentre
- Survey
- Single-group
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Student evaluation of the AR-based app
Improved understanding of pathologies in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)
99%
Augmented reality (AR) with real patient data made a positive impact on the teaching environment
98%
In favour of virtual tools (e.g. AR) in addition to the conventional approach
82%
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
Enhancing student understanding of rheumatic disease pathologies through augmented reality: findings from a multicentre trial. Rheumatology (Oxford). Published 22 September 2023. doi:10.
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