Table 2. Non-technical skills (NTS) and attitudes for simulation I (pre) and II (post).
Groups | Pre/ post | NTS | Attitudes | ||
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Means | SD | Means | SD | ||
Situation awareness | Command roles and responsibilities | ||||
NTS group | pre | 1.17 | ±0.50 | 3.23 | ±0.50 |
post | 1.47 | ±0.48 | 3.24 | ±0.43 | |
Control group | pre | 1.18 | ±0.43 | 3.23 | ±0.34 |
post | 1.33 | ±0.58 | 3.38 | ±0.44 | |
Team working | Speaking up | ||||
NTS group | pre | 1.37 | ±0.57 | 2.81 | ±0.71 |
post | 1.63 | ±0.36 | 2.85 | ±0.60 | |
Control group | pre | 1.31 | ±0.53 | 2.75 | ±0.68 |
post | 1.43 | ±0.43 | 2.82 | ±0.57 | |
Task management | Debriefing | ||||
NTS group | pre | 1.40 | ±0.65 | 3.71 | ±0.40 |
post | 1.50 | ±0.52 | 3.57 | ±0.52 | |
Control group | pre | 1.30 | ±0.56 | 3.56 | ±0.53 |
post | 1.43 | ±0.54 | 3.59 | ±0.54 | |
Decision making | Feedback and critique | ||||
NTS group | pre | 0.90 | ±0.58 | 3.63 | ±0.54 |
post | 1.15 | ±0.48 | 3.58 | ±0.76 | |
Control group | pre | 0.85 | ±0.58 | 3.59 | ±0.56 |
post | 1.15 | ±0.49 | 3.76 | ±0.50 | |
Realistic appraisal of stress | |||||
NTS group | pre | - | - | 2.76 | ±0.86 |
post | - | - | 2.88 | ±0.82 | |
Control group | pre | - | - | 2.74 | ±0.59 |
post | - | - | 2.54 | ±0.84 | |
Denial of stress* | |||||
NTS group | pre | - | - | 1.92 | ±0.99 |
post | - | - | 1.78 | ±0.95 | |
Control group | pre | - | - | 1.81 | ±0.78 |
post | - | - | 1.79 | ±0.91 | |
Handling errors | |||||
NTS group | pre | - | - | 2.49 | ±0.87 |
post | - | - | 2.70 | ±0.69 | |
Control group | pre | - | - | 2.76 | ±0.63 |
post | - | - | 2.87 | ±0.56 | |
Teamwork | |||||
NTS group | pre | - | - | 2.70 | ±0.63 |
post | - | - | 2.51 | ±0.69 | |
Control group | pre | - | - | 2.71 | ±0.64 |
post | - | - | 2.60 | ±0.69 |
Note: Scale for assessing NTS ranges from 0 to 3; and scale for assessing attitudes ranges from 0 to 4; *Low values indicate a positive attitude.