Review Article

Educational Software Applied in Teaching Electrocardiogram: A Systematic Review

Table 6

List of selected studies.

IDAuthorTitleSample sizeYearCountryPublication typeReference

S1Shahein“Computers in Health-Sciences Education. An Application to Electrocardiography”n1983Saudi ArabiaJournal[52]

S2Fukushima et al.“Computer-Assisted Education System for Arrhythmia (CAESAR)”131984JapanJournal[53]

S3Golding“Cardiac Rhythms and Arrhythmias: A Teaching Program”501986EUAJournal[54]

S4Devitt et al.“Evaluation of a Computer Based Package on Electrocardiography”611998AustraliaJournal[55]

S5Takeuchi et al.“WinArrhythmia: A Windows Based Application for Studying Cardiac Arrhythmias”n1998JapanJournal[56]

S6Takeuchi et al.“Simulation System of Arrhythmia Using ActiveX Control”n2005JapanJournal[57]

S7Criley and Nelson“Virtual Tools for Teaching Electrocardiographic Rhythm Analysis”212006EUAJournal[58]

S8Patuwo et al.“Comparison of Teaching Basic Electrocardiographic Concepts with and without ECGSIM, an Interactive Program for Electrocardiography”352007EUAJournal[9]

S9Burke et al.“Critical Analysis of a Computer-Assisted Tutorial on ECG Interpretation and Its Ability to Determine Competency”502008EUAJournal[59]

S10Nilsson et al.“Evaluation of a Web-Based ECG-Interpretation Programme for Undergraduate Medical Students”322008SwedenJournal[60]

S11Lessard et al.“An ECG Analysis Interactive Training System for Understanding Arrhythmias”182009FranceJournal[43]

S12Bond et al.“A Simulation Tool for Visualizing and Studying the Effects of Electrode Misplacement on the 12-Lead Electrocardiogram”172011United KingdomJournal[61]

S13Çakırog“WebECG: A Novel ECG Simulator Based on MATLAB Web Figure”402012TurkeyJournal[62]

S14Bojsen et al.“The Acquisition and Retention of ECG Interpretation Skills after a Standardized Web-Based ECG Tutorial-A Randomised Study”2015DenmarkJournal[63]

S15Tubaishat and Tawalbeh“Effect of Cardiac Arrhythmia Simulation on Nursing Students’ Knowledge Acquisition and Retention”1002015JordanJournal[64]

S16Davies et al.“E-Learning and Near-Peer Teaching in Electrocardiogram Education: A Randomised Trial”392016United KingdomJournal[65]

S17Fent et al.“A Randomized Control Trial Comparing Use of a Novel Electrocardiogram Simulator with Traditional Teaching in the Acquisition of Electrocardiogram Interpretation Skill”1682016United KingdomJournal[40]