Avaliação de estratégias de ensino para treinamento da técnica de aplicação de toxina botulínica em simulador háptico

Resumo (EN)

This study aimed to evaluate the acceptability and learning curve of Orofacial Harmonization (HOF) professionals in the use of a haptic simulator for botulinum toxin application training. The virtual simulator SimMics was used coupled to an ultra-realistic silicone physical model connected to a software that allowed the creation of training scenarios and definition of injection points. The applications were performed on the physical model, and after training, the participants answered an anonymous online questionnaire containing demographic data and evaluations about the simulator, such as user friendliness, realism, impact on safety, effectiveness for learning, usefulness of feedback, study mode and overall satisfaction. This project was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee. This project was submitted and approved by the Research Ethics Committee.The sample consisted of 160 professionals, mostly female (90.4%), up to three years of graduation (44.3%) and less than one year of specific experience in OFH (62.8%). The results demonstrated high acceptance: 90% highlighted the user friendliness, 92% the correspondence with clinical reality and 96.2% considered the study mode useful. The perception of greater clinical safety was reported by 90.4% of the participants, 94.2% recognized the effectiveness of the simulator for training, and 98.1% would recommend it. All expressed interest in using the tool for other techniques. It was concluded that the haptic simulator is effective and well accepted in HOF training, promoting the development of technical skills and increasing clinical confidence before treating real patients.