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. 2011 Nov 20;2012:408689. doi: 10.1155/2012/408689

Table 2.

Changes in trainees' attitude, knowledge, and skills in neonatal resuscitation.

Domain Mean preintervention score (percent correct) Mean postintervention score1 (percent correct)
Attitude Example: “How comfortable are you with neonatal resuscitation?”  Likert scale, 1–4, Not at all to very comfortable, scored on quartiles: 1 = 25%, 2 = 50%, 3 = 75%, 4 = 100% 45 76
Knowledge Example: “Restoration of adequate ventilation usually will result in a (rapid)   (gradual) (slow) improvement in heart rate.”  Dichotomous correct or incorrect answer scored. 30 59
Skills Example: “Please demonstrate the proper method of positive-pressureventilation.”  Dichotomous correct or incorrect answer scored. 58 76

1Combined Students' paired t-Test with two-tailed distribution, (P = .02).