Eye-Tracking for Examining Nurses’ Attention During Cardiac Arrest Simulations: A Feasibility and Acceptability Study
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Introduction: Eye-tracking offers a distinctive opportunity to assess nurses’ clinical decision-making in simulation. Although its feasibility has been established in various scenarios, most studies have focused on a single participant, typically a physician in a leadership role. The application of eye-tracking in the challenging context of in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA) simulations, where nurses juggle diverse roles and undertake physical tasks such as chest compressions, has yet to be explored.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of eye-tracking with nurses’ during IHCA simulations. Additionally, the study aimed to describe eye-tracking metrics based on different resuscitation roles and to explore the relationship between eye-tracking metrics to pinpoint the most informative metrics for the design of future studies.
Methods: In this single-group observational study, 56 newly hired nurses wore eye-tracking glasses during IHCA simulations. The primary feasibility criterion was the proportion of usable eye-tracking data. Secondary criteria included recruitment rate, calibration time, and glasses acceptability. The relationship among eye-tracking metrics was investigated through correlation analyses.
Results: Calibration of the devices was rapid, and 85.7% of the data was usable. The glasses were comfortable, non-distracting, and did not impede nurses’ vision or performance. Data were mapped for five areas of interest: the patient’s head and chest, cardiac monitor, teammates, and resuscitation cart. Eye-tracking metrics exhibited variations based on resuscitation roles. Fixation count, fixation duration, and time to first fixation appeared to be the most informative metrics in IHCA simulation.
Discussion and conclusion: These findings demonstrate the feasibility and acceptability of analyzing nurses’ eye-tracking data during IHCA simulations using a role-based approach. Future research should explore correlations with additional attention measures to enhance our understanding of nurse decision-making during cardiac arrest and improve educational strategies and outcomes.
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