Table 2.
Participant self-reported confidence in using PPE, managing patients in cardiac arrest with suspected COVID-19, carrying out AGPs and providing care to patients with COVID-19.
| Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 | ||
| N = 3717 | N = 2709 | N = 2159 | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| CONFIDENCE IN USING PPE | Very confident | 1065 (29) | 172 (6) | 205 (10) |
| Somewhat confident | 74 (2) | 850 (31) | 841 (39) | |
| Neither | 612 (16) | 574 (21) | 452 (21) | |
| Somewhat unconfident | 474 (13) | 578 (21) | 278 (13) | |
| Very unconfident | 1096 (29) | 249 (9) | 153 (7) | |
| Missing | 396 (11) | 286 (11) | 220 (10) | |
| CONFIDENCE IN MANAGING CARDIAC ARREST IN SUSPECTED COVID-19 PATIENTS | Very confident | 167 (5.0) | 223 (9.2) | N/A |
| Somewhat confident | 697 (21) | 808 (33) | N/A | |
| Neither | 617 (19) | 501 (21) | N/A | |
| Somewhat unconfident | 1050 (32) | 608 (25) | N/A | |
| Very unconfident | 786 (24) | 283 (12) | N/A | |
| Always confident | N/A | N/A | 342 (18) | |
| Improved | N/A | N/A | 426 (22) | |
| No change | N/A | N/A | 770 (40) | |
| Got worse | N/A | N/A | 306 (16) | |
| Never confident | N/A | N/A | 95 (4.9) | |
| CONFIDENCE IN CARRYING OUT AGP | Very confident | N/A | 189 (7.8) | 370 (19) |
| Somewhat confident | N/A | 728 (30) | 348 (18) | |
| Neither | N/A | 461 (19) | 861 (45) | |
| Somewhat unconfident | N/A | 645 (27) | 214 (11) | |
| Very unconfident | N/A | 400 (17) | 133 (6.9) | |
| HOW PREPARED DID YOU FEEL TO PROVIDE DIRECT CARE TO PATIENTS WHO WERE SUSPECTED OR CONFIRMED TO BE COVID-19 POSITIVE? | Very prepared | 187 (5.0) | 247 (9.1) | 281 (13) |
| Somewhat prepared | 1131 (30) | 1044 (39) | 898 (42) | |
| Neither prepared nor unprepared | 469 (13) | 465 (17) | 485 (22) | |
| Somewhat unprepared | 1501 (40) | 770 (28) | 409 (19) | |
| Completely unprepared | 429 (12) | 183 (6.8) | 86 (4) |
AGP: aerosol-generating procedure; PPE: personal protective equipment.