Table 4.
Factors impacting acquisition and retention of excellent CPR.
| Infant manikin |
Adult manikin |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adj OR | CI | p-Value | Adj OR | CI | p-Value | |
| Excellent CPR (comparison group: pre course) | ||||||
| Acquisition | 3.4 | 2.2–5.4 | <0.01 | 2.1 | 1.3–3.5 | <0.01 |
| Retention at 3 months | 3.8 | 2.3–6.5 | <0.01 | 2.1 | 1.3–3.5 | <0.01 |
| Retention at 6 months | 3.6 | 2.1–6.3 | <0.01 | 1.4 | 0.8–2.5 | 0.3 |
| Instruction type (comparison group: traditional instruction) | ||||||
| Limited instructor with feedback manikin | 0.8 | 0.5–1.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.7–1.8 | 0.7 |
| Self-directed learning | 1.0 | 0.5–2.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.7–2.7 | 0.4 |
| Cognitive score > 84% | 2.2 | 1.4–3.5 | <0.01 | 1.6 | 1.0–2.4 | 0.03 |
| No remediation needed | 1.8 | 1.1–3.0 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 1.2–3.2 | 0.01 |
| English fluency | 1.5 | 1.0–2.2 | 0.07 | 1.1 | 0.7–1.6 | 0.7 |
| Acute medical area | 0.9 | 0.6–1.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.6–1.5 | 0.9 |
| Previous CPR training | 0.8 | 0.4–1.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.4 | 0.5 |
| High frequency of resuscitation | 1.2 | 0.7–1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.2 | 0.2 |
| Profession, nurse (vs other) | 0.9 | 0.5–1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.2 | 0.2 |
| Graduated > 5 years ago | 1.4 | 0.9–2.1 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0.8–2.0 | 0.3 |