Topalli, DamlaEyuboglu, Burak GokberkCagiltay, Nergiz ErcilInformation Systems EngineeringSoftware Engineering2024-07-052024-07-05201931044-73181532-759010.1080/10447318.2018.14642832-s2.0-85045618014https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2018.1464283https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14411/3365Cagiltay, Nergiz/0000-0003-0875-9276Understanding the performance on both-handed tasks, such as endoscopic surgery, is critical to better organize and develop appropriate instructional systems to improve the necessary skills of surgeons. However, in the literature, only a limited number of studies have investigated the effect of handedness on both-handed task performance. This study aimed to provide an understanding of the participants' performance differences while performing both-handed tasks through a haptic user interface in a simulated virtual environment specifically developed for surgical training purposes. Twenty-four surgeons attending a medical school in Turkey voluntarily participated in the study. The duration, accuracy, and collision measures were automatically recorded by software. The results revealed that the left-handed participants performed the both-handed tasks (camera: nondominant hand, tool: dominant-hand) in a significantly shorter time than the right-handed participants. This study also showed that haptic-controlled simulation-based surgical skill training systems can potentially provide measures for better understanding the individual behaviors and deliver alternative training environments specific to individual requirements.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess[No Keyword Available]ArticleQ1Q1356478482WOS:000458884800005