Table 1.
Participant ECG interpretation accuracy
| Normal ECG, good quality | Atrial fibrillation, good quality | Complete heart block, good quality | Prolonged QT, good quality | Normal ECG, poor quality | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12L | 6L | 12L | 6L | 12L | 6L | 12L | 6L | 12L | 6L | |
| Stated quality was good, n/r (%) | 123/152 (81) | 141/152 (93) | 132/152 (87) | 57/157 (36) | 124/164 (76) | 134/160 (84) | 150/157 (96) | 130/146 (89) | 144/156 (92) | 113/135 (84) |
| Correctly identified ECG normal or abnormal, n/r (%) | 92/152 (61) | 121/152 (81) | 150/153 (98) | 148/156 (95) | 152/161 (94) | 150/156, (96) | 138/155 (89) | 122/144 (85) | 6/155 (4) | 34/134 (25) |
| Interpreted ECG correctly, n/r (%) | 92/152 (61) | 121/152 (81) | 84/150 (56) | 72/149 (46) | 31/161 (20) | 37/160 (23) | 77/155 (50) | 65/146 (45) | 6/155 (4) | 34/134 (25) |
| Would prescribe antipsychotics, n/r (%) | 94/145 (65) | 116/145 (79) | 23/151 (15) | 19/158 (12) | 21/156 (13) | 14/158 (9) | 24/142 (15) | 24/142 (17) | 12/156 (8) | 50/132 (38) |
| Would prescribe AChEI, n/r (%) | 55/84 (65) | 65/83 (78) | 18/84 (21) | 13/92 (14) | 6/92 (7) | 12/89 (13) | 15/89 (16) | 12/83 (19) | 8/90 (9) | 3/79 (39) |
r, number of total responses to the question.