Table 4.
Relationship between EMTs’ individual- social characteristics and their attitudes towards FPDR
| Variable | Category | Univariate Linear Regression | Multivariate Linear Regression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | P | β (95% CI) | P | ||
| Work experience in EMS | |||||
| < 1 year | 1.25 (-15.20, 17.70) | 0.881 | -1.83 (-25.21, 21.55) | 0.878 | |
| 1–5 years | 0.16 (-11.62, 11.94) | 0.979 | -2.44 (-16.81, 11.93) | 0.738 | |
| 6–10 years | -1.66 (-12.90, 9.57) | 0.771 | -3.71 (-16.65, 9.23) | 0.572 | |
| 11–20 years | 0.62 (-10.40, 11.63) | 0.912 | -6.48 (-17.63, 4.68) | 0.254 | |
| > 20 years | Reference | Reference | |||
| Workplace (City) | |||||
| Tabriz | -2.46 (-7.43, 2.50) | 0.329 | -7.17 (-13.28, -1.06) | 0.022* | |
| Other Towns | Reference | Reference | |||
| ALS Training | |||||
| Yes | 13.34 (3.58, 23.11) | 0.008* | 0.53 (-9.89, 10.95) | 0.920 | |
| No | Reference | Reference | |||
| Liability Insurance | |||||
| Yes | 1.15 (-4.63, 6.94) | 0.695 | -1.33 (-7.00, 4.34) | 0.644 | |
| No | Reference | Reference | |||
| Number of patients’ family members present at resuscitation scenes | |||||
| 1 to 2 people | 17.46 (0.74, 26.43) | 0.002* | 0.66 (-10.27, 12.03) | 0.909 | |
| 3 to 4 people | 13.24 (1.56, 22.61) | 0.006* | -3.21 (-13.77, 7.08) | 0.539 | |
| 5 to 6 people | -7.76 (-22.96, 7.61) | 0.315 | -13.16 (-28.32, 2.00) | 0.089 | |
| > 6 people | Reference | Reference | |||
| Self-Confidence | 0.64 (0.51, 0.77) | < 0.001* | 0.71 (0.54, 0.88) | < 0.001* | |