
Three-dimensional (3D) model simulation provides the opportunity to manipulate real devices and learn intervention skills in a realistic, controlled, and safe environment. To ensure that simulators provide a realistic surrogate to real procedures they must undergo scientific validation. We aimed to evaluate the 3D-printed simulator SimulHeart® for face and content validity to demonstrate its value as a training tool in interventional cardiology (IC).Health professionals were recruited from sixteen Portuguese IC units. All participants received a 30-minute theoretical introduction, 10-minute demonstration of each task and then performed the intervention on a 3D-printed simulator (SimulHeart®). Finally, a post-training questionnaire focusing on the appearance of the simulation, simulation content, and satisfaction/self-efficacy was administered.We included 56 participants: 16 "experts" (general and interventional cardiologists), 26 "novices" (cardiology residents), and 14 nurses and allied professionals. On a five-point Likert scale, the overall mean score of face validity was 4.38±0.35 and the overall mean score of content validity was 4.69±0.32. There was no statistically significant difference in the scores provided by "experts" and "novices". Participants reported a high level of satisfaction/self-efficacy with 60.7% considering it strongly improved their skills. The majority (82.1%) "agreed" or "strongly agreed" that after the simulation they felt confident to perform the procedure on a patient.The 3D-printed simulator (SimulHeart®) showed excellent face and content validity. 3D simulation may play an important role in future IC training programs. Further research is required to correlate simulator performance with clinical performance in real patients.
Male, Adult, Patient-Specific Modeling, Cardiology, Education, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Simulation training, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, Humans, Simulation Training, Intervenção coronária percutânea, Revascularization, Impressão 3D, Reproducibility of Results, Patient-specific simulation, 3D printing, Treino em simulação, Simulação paciente-específica, Educação, RC666-701, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Revascularização, Female
Male, Adult, Patient-Specific Modeling, Cardiology, Education, Percutaneous coronary intervention, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Simulation training, Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system, Humans, Simulation Training, Intervenção coronária percutânea, Revascularization, Impressão 3D, Reproducibility of Results, Patient-specific simulation, 3D printing, Treino em simulação, Simulação paciente-específica, Educação, RC666-701, Printing, Three-Dimensional, Revascularização, Female
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