Table 2.
Univariate analysis of PI KAP questionnaire scores and their dimensions among prehospital emergency medical personnel (n = 251).
| Variable | (Mean ±SD) / Median (IQR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PI KAP | Knowledge dimension | Attitude dimension | Practice dimension | |
| Score range | 31–155 | 9–45 | 11–55 | 11–55 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 117.9 ± 21.7 | 35.0(27.0,38.5) | 45.0(40.0,53.0) | 42.0(32,0,44.0) |
| Female | 124.0(111.8,135.5) | 35.5(32.0,37.3) | 47.0(44.0,53.0) | 42.0(36.0,46.0) |
| p-value | 0.0251) | 0.2091) | 0.1131) | 0.0491) |
| Age (years) | ||||
| ≤ 25 | 115.5(112.0,134.0) | 36.0 ± 5.1 | 44.0(43.5,47.5) | 41.1 ± 8.5 |
| 26 ~ ≤ 35 | 124.0(108.0,137.0) | 36.0(29.0,38.5) | 46.0(43.0,52.5) | 43.0(34.5,46.0) |
| 36 ~ ≤ 45 | 121.6 ± 19.0 | 35.0(28.0,37.0) | 47.0(43.0,54.0) | 40.7 ± 9.2 |
| > 45 | 117.0 ± 19.0 | 33.3 ± 6.3 | 46.23 ± 6.9 | 37.4 ± 9.3 |
| p-value | 0.7752) | 0.6212) | 0.7822) | 0.2542) |
| Working seniority (years) | ||||
| < 5 | 115.5 ± 19.1 | 31.5 ± 7.2 | 45.5 ± 5.9 | 38.6 ± 9.5 |
| 5 ~ < 10 | 120.3 ± 19.7 | 35.0(28.0,38.0) | 45.7 ± 7.0 | 43.0(33.8,46.0) |
| 10 ~ < 20 | 124.4 ± 18.3 | 36.0(32.0,39.0) | 47.0(43.0,54.0) | 43.0(36.0,47.5) |
| ≥20 | 122.1 ± 18.3 | 34.8 ± 6.2 | 50.0(42.3,54.0) | 39.3 ± 9.4 |
| p-value | 0.0773) | 0.0552) | 0.1702) | 0.1792) |
| Education | ||||
| Specialty degree | 121.0 ± 16.9 | 35.0 ± 5.7 | 44.8 ± 6.2 | 41.1 ± 7.6 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 123.0(111.0,137.0) | 36.0(30.0,38.0) | 47.0(43.0,53.0) | 43.0(34.5,46.0) |
| Master's degree or higher | 104.0 ± 15.7 | 26.9 ± 5.7 | 43.8 ± 6.9 | 33.3 ± 7.2 |
| p-value | < 0.0012) | < 0.0012) | 0.0492) | 0.0032) |
| Profession | ||||
| Doctor | 112.7 ± 19.4 | 29.0(25.0,36.0) | 44.0(40.0,53.0) | 38.0(30.0,44.0) |
| Nurse | 126.5(113.3,138.8) | 36.0(33.0,39.8) | 47.0(43.0,53.0) | 44.0(37.0,49.0) |
| p-value | < 0.0011) | < 0.0011) | 0.0421) | < 0.0011) |
| Professional title (doctor) | ||||
| Junior | 113.0 ± 19.4 | 27.0(24.0,34.0) | 46.5 ± 6.7 | 38.2 ± 9.2 |
| Intermediate | 111.2 ± 19.5 | 30.4 ± 6.8 | 44.0 ± 7.1 | 34.0(30.0,44.0) |
| Senior | 115.5 ± 20.3 | 35.0(27.0,36.5) | 50.0(37.0,54.0) | 38.0(33.0,43.0) |
| p-value | 0.7493) | 0.0572) | 0.2652) | 0.8602) |
| Professional title (nurse) | ||||
| Junior | 119.2 ± 14.2 | 44.0(42.5,46.5) | 45.1 ± 4.4 | 39.6 ± 8.5 |
| Intermediate | 126.3 ± 18.0 | 36.0(33.3,41.8) | 46.5 ± 6.6 | 44.0(37.3,49.8) |
| Senior | 127.1 ± 16.6 | 36.0(33.0,39.0) | 49.0(44.0,54.0) | 42.4 ± 9.0 |
| p-value | 0.3023) | 0.3282) | 0.0882) | 0.2282) |
| Managerial Role | ||||
| Yes | 121.9 ± 21.9 | 36.0(27.0,41.0) | 50.0(43.8,54.0) | 38.6 ± 11.5 |
| No | 121.1 ± 18.6 | 35.0(29.0,37.0) | 46.0(42.0,52.3) | 42.0(34.0,46.0) |
| p-value | 0.8344) | 0.2911) | 0.0921) | 0.3351) |
| Transferred PI patients | ||||
| Yes | 121.3 ± 19.5 | 35.0(29.0,38.0) | 47.0(42.0,53.0) | 42.0(33.0,47.0) |
| No | 121.2 ± 18.3 | 34.5(27.8,36.3) | 46.0(43.0,53.0) | 42.0(35.8,45.0) |
| p-value | 0.9894) | 0.7401) | 0.9401) | 0.8661) |
| Participation in PI-related training | ||||
| Yes | 139.0(130.0,147.0) | 37.0(33.0,44.0) | 54.0(52.0,55.0) | 46.0(42.0,55.0) |
| No | 115.5(102.0,124.0) | 34.0(27.0,36.0) | 44.0(39.3,46.0) | 39.0(33.0,44.0) |
| p-value | < 0.0011) | < 0.0011) | < 0.0011) | < 0.0011) |
Variables are presented as Mean ± SD for normally distributed data and as median (IQR) for non-normally distributed data; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.
1)Mann-Whitney U-test;
2)Kruskal-Wallis test;
3)one-way ANOVA;
4)Independent-samples t-test.
Total sample size = 251; n = 91 for Professional title (doctor); n = 160 for Professional title (nurse).