Table 2.
Percentage of participants correctly performing skills to measure blood pressure accurately, and mean performance score
| All | Medical education | Age, y | Sex | Planned specialty | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st year | 2nd to 4th year | 20–25 | ≥26 | Male | Female | PC | EM | Surgery | Other | ||
| (n=159) | (n=98) | (n=58) | (n=104) | (n=53) | (n=86) | (n=70) | (n=42) | (n=17) | (n=22) | (n=22) | |
| Rest 5 min in chair prior to measurement, % | 6.9 | 3.1 | 12.1a | 5.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 0 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
| Legs uncrossed, % | 52.2 | 50.0 | 55.2 | 51.0 | 54.7 | 44.2 | 62.9a | 52.4 | 58.8 | 45.5 | 54.5 |
| Feet on floor, % | 15.1 | 9.2 | 24.1a | 10.6 | 24.5a | 15.1 | 14.3 | 16.7 | 29.4 | 22.7 | 13.6 |
| Arm supported, % | 61.0 | 57.1 | 69.0 | 55.8 | 71.7 | 58.1 | 62.9 | 64.3 | 52.9 | 63.6 | 72.7 |
| Correct cuff size, % | 73.6 | 71.4 | 77.6 | 72.1 | 77.4 | 76.7 | 70.0 | 78.6 | 58.8 | 81.8 | 72.7 |
| Cuff over bare arm, % | 83.0 | 87.8 | 79.3 | 84.6 | 81.1 | 82.6 | 84.3 | 76.2 | 88.2 | 90.9 | 81.8 |
| No talking, % | 57.2 | 53.1 | 65.5 | 54.8 | 62.3 | 55.8 | 58.6 | 54.8 | 47.1 | 45.5 | 90.9b |
| No mobile phone use/reading, % | 17.0 | 13.3 | 24.1 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 18.6 | 15.7 | 16.7 | 17.6 | 13.6 | 18.2 |
| Checked in both arms, % | 18.2 | 10.2 | 31.0b | 17.3 | 20.8 | 20.9 | 15.7 | 19 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 27.3 |
| Noted arm with higher reading, % | 15.1 | 9.2 | 25.9b | 14.4 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 12.9 | 16.7 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 18.2 |
| Correctly answered which arm to be used to measure in future, % | 13.2 | 8.2 | 22.4a | 11.5 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 22.7 |
| Mean performance score | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9b | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Abbreviations: EM, emergency medicine; PC, primary care.
a
P<.05.
b
P<.01.