Table 1. Differences in self-confidence between training methods.
| Confidence domain | Pretraining (N=164), mean (SD) | Posttraining (N=164), mean (SD) | Sources | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HFSa (n=85) | VRb (n=79) | HFS (n=85) | VR (n=79) | |||
| Seizure | 3.67 (2.38) | 3.38 (1.89) | 4.49 (2.02) | 4.32 (2.07) | Group | .54 |
| Time | <.001 | |||||
| Group*Time | .53 | |||||
| Desaturationcd | 3.82 (2.31) | 3.72 (1.91) | 6.54 (1.91) | 5.82 (2.08) | Group | .19 |
| Time | <.001 | |||||
| Group*Time | .07 | |||||
| Anaphylaxis | 4.85 (2.58) | 4.67 (2.26) | 5.32 (2.08) | 5.05 (2.10) | Group | .62 |
| Time | .004 | |||||
| Group*Time | .75 | |||||
| General care | 4.24 (2.29) | 4.18 (1.92) | 5.33 (1.88) | 5 (1.96) | Group | .59 |
| Time | <.001 | |||||
| Group*Time | .41 | |||||
| General skills | 4.47 (2.23) | 4.14 (1.81) | 5.28 (1.87) | 4.96 (1.88) | Group | .31 |
| Time | <.001 | |||||
| Group*Time | .85 | |||||
a
HFS: high-fidelity simulation.
b
VR: virtual reality.
c
Rated on a 10-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 10 (strongly agree).
d
Result of the simulation training offered.