Results of iPax Survey

We received high praise from 373 physicians who experienced iPax auscultation.

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The survey was conducted by Telemedica at conferences and study groups they participated in from January 2023 to June 2024.

Overall satisfaction (rated on a 5-point scale) was highly rated, with 98% of respondents giving a score of 4 or higher.

Main Evaluation Comments on Overall Satisfaction

  • The accuracy is amazing.
  • It was close to actual auscultation.
  • Easy to hear and realistic.
  • It was fun.
  • It was interesting.
  • Easy to compare and understand.
  • It was educational.
  • Realistic.
  • The difficulty level was just right.
  • Important for education.

In response to the question “Would you like to use iPax again?” 90% of the doctors expressed their intention to use it again.

Main Evaluation Comments on Reuse Intention

  • I want to continue using the system.
  • It seems good for education.
  • I want to use it for training residents.
  • It is beneficial for young doctors’ studies.
  • Useful for group discussions and conferences.
  • Unique content that can be shared among multiple people.
  • Repeated practice can lead to improved diagnostic skills.
  • Easy to understand as a teaching material due to typical findings.
  • Using a stethoscope creates a good sense of tension.
  • It is interesting because it feels like interacting with real patients.

In terms of novelty, many doctors rated iPax as a “new experience.”

Main Evaluation Comments on Novelty

  • The touch panel operation is new.
  • It feels like interacting with real patients, which is interesting.
  • It’s a new learning method with content I’ve never experienced before.
  • New for self-learning.
  • It was interesting to be able to auscultate in a group.
  • I want to use it for training students and residents.
  • Useful for teaching students and residents.
  • It’s impressive that the sound changes depending on the location, just like in real patients.
  • It’s usually difficult to confirm auscultation skills.
  • I felt it effectively expresses the change in sound depending on the auscultation site.
  • I learned a lot from the importance of carefully auscultating both upper and lower lungs.
  • There are many aspects that can be applied to actual clinical practice.
  • It provided a new experience.

The evaluation of sound quality had a satisfaction rate of 96.7%, highlighting that the sounds are as realistic as in actual practice.

Main Evaluation Comments on Sound Quality

  • It was good that distinguishing between sounds was necessary.
  • The sound was realistic.
  • I could hear various cases.
  • I was surprised by the realism of the sound.
  • I could listen to the sounds that I don’t usually listen to.
  • Using a stethoscope to differentiate the sounds.
  • Easy to hear and realistic.
  • Realistic.
  • It was interesting to be able to auscultate.
  • Easy to compare and understand.

In the evaluation related to actual clinical practice, it was praised for creating a sense of tension similar to diagnosing real patients.

Main Evaluation Comments on Actual Clinical Practice

  • I was able to experience auscultation similar to actual practice.
  • It felt like interacting with real patients, which was interesting.
  • I want to use it for training residents.
  • It felt close to actual clinical practice.
  • It was educational to use a stethoscope to listen to lung sounds.
  • Useful for group discussions and conferences.
  • Helpful for diagnosis.
  • There are difficult cases, but they are important.
  • It’s not just about listening to the sounds, but also auscultating at the appropriate sites.
  • Useful for training on findings that are not commonly encountered.

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