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Article: Gaze training enhances laparoscopic technical skill acquisition and multi-tasking performance: A randomized, controlled study

TitleGaze training enhances laparoscopic technical skill acquisition and multi-tasking performance: A randomized, controlled study
Authors
KeywordsDistractions
Eye-hand coordination
Gaze strategy
Implicit motor learning
Psychomotor control
Stress
Issue Date2011
PublisherSpringer New York LLC. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/00464/
Citation
Surgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques, 2011, v. 25 n. 12, p. 3731-3739 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: The operating room environment is replete with stressors and distractions that increase the attention demands of what are already complex psychomotor procedures. Contemporary research in other fields (e.g., sport) has revealed that gaze training interventions may support the development of robust movement skills. This current study was designed to examine the utility of gaze training for technical laparoscopic skills and to test performance under multitasking conditions. Methods: Thirty medical trainees with no laparoscopic experience were divided randomly into one of three treatment groups: gaze trained (GAZE), movement trained (MOVE), and discovery learning/control (DISCOVERY). Participants were fitted with a Mobile Eye gaze registration system, which measures eye-line of gaze at 25 Hz. Training consisted of ten repetitions of the "eye-hand coordination" task from the LAP Mentor VR laparoscopic surgical simulator while receiving instruction and video feedback (specific to each treatment condition). After training, all participants completed a control test (designed to assess learning) and a multitasking transfer test, in which they completed the procedure while performing a concurrent tone counting task. Results: Not only did the GAZE group learn more quickly than the MOVE and DISCOVERY groups (faster completion times in the control test), but the performance difference was even more pronounced when multitasking. Differences in gaze control (target locking fixations), rather than tool movement measures (tool path length), underpinned this performance advantage for GAZE training. Conclusions: These results suggest that although the GAZE intervention focused on training gaze behavior only, there were indirect benefits for movement behaviors and performance efficiency. Additionally, focusing on a single external target when learning, rather than on complex movement patterns, may have freed-up attentional resources that could be applied to concurrent cognitive tasks. © 2011 The Author(s).
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/143393
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.120
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Economic and Social Research Council, UK
Research Grants Council, Hong KongRES-000-22-3016
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This work was supported by a bilateral research grant from the Economic and Social Research Council, UK and the Research Grants Council, Hong Kong (RES-000-22-3016) awarded to the first and fourth authors. The authors would like to acknowledge the assistance of James Brewer in recruiting participants and Ruth Johns in analyzing gaze data.

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dc.contributor.authorVine, SJen_HK
dc.contributor.authorBright, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorMasters, RSWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDefriend, Den_HK
dc.contributor.authorMcGrath, JSen_HK
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dc.date.available2011-11-24T10:05:14Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationSurgical Endoscopy And Other Interventional Techniques, 2011, v. 25 n. 12, p. 3731-3739en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: The operating room environment is replete with stressors and distractions that increase the attention demands of what are already complex psychomotor procedures. Contemporary research in other fields (e.g., sport) has revealed that gaze training interventions may support the development of robust movement skills. This current study was designed to examine the utility of gaze training for technical laparoscopic skills and to test performance under multitasking conditions. Methods: Thirty medical trainees with no laparoscopic experience were divided randomly into one of three treatment groups: gaze trained (GAZE), movement trained (MOVE), and discovery learning/control (DISCOVERY). Participants were fitted with a Mobile Eye gaze registration system, which measures eye-line of gaze at 25 Hz. Training consisted of ten repetitions of the "eye-hand coordination" task from the LAP Mentor VR laparoscopic surgical simulator while receiving instruction and video feedback (specific to each treatment condition). After training, all participants completed a control test (designed to assess learning) and a multitasking transfer test, in which they completed the procedure while performing a concurrent tone counting task. Results: Not only did the GAZE group learn more quickly than the MOVE and DISCOVERY groups (faster completion times in the control test), but the performance difference was even more pronounced when multitasking. Differences in gaze control (target locking fixations), rather than tool movement measures (tool path length), underpinned this performance advantage for GAZE training. Conclusions: These results suggest that although the GAZE intervention focused on training gaze behavior only, there were indirect benefits for movement behaviors and performance efficiency. Additionally, focusing on a single external target when learning, rather than on complex movement patterns, may have freed-up attentional resources that could be applied to concurrent cognitive tasks. © 2011 The Author(s).en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
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dc.rightsThe Author(s)en_US
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.en_US
dc.subjectDistractionsen_HK
dc.subjectEye-hand coordinationen_HK
dc.subjectGaze strategyen_HK
dc.subjectImplicit motor learningen_HK
dc.subjectPsychomotor controlen_HK
dc.subjectStressen_HK
dc.subject.meshClinical Competence - standards-
dc.subject.meshEducation, Medical - methods-
dc.subject.meshFixation, Ocular - physiology-
dc.subject.meshLaparoscopy - education-
dc.subject.meshPsychomotor Performance - physiology-
dc.titleGaze training enhances laparoscopic technical skill acquisition and multi-tasking performance: A randomized, controlled studyen_HK
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