Types of technology for teaching respiratory sounds: scoping review

Objective: To synthesize available evidence regarding the technologies used to teach auscultation of breath sounds. Method: A scoping review of the literature following the Joanna Briggs Institute-JBI guidelines. The conduct of a protocol registered with the Open Science Framework was reported using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P). The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist was used when reporting the scoping review. Results: Of the 1,956 studies identified in the databases, 20 dealt with the research topic. The types of technology were 8 (40%) High Fidelity Simulation Training, 7 (35%) Software, 3 (15%) Web Archives, and 2 (10%) Multimedia, where 10 (50%) were developed for Medical Students and 8 (40%) had Comparative Studies as their method. Conclusion: The studies demonstrated the need to consider new types of technologies for teaching respiratory sounds with improved teaching methods that incorporate emerging technologies and address different learning styles, especially in recent years, where technologies are widely used for the automatic diagnosis of respiratory diseases.