Table 3.
Characteristics of the participants.
| Control | Intervention | t-test/χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 60 | n = 53 | p-values | |
| Age (M ± SD) | 23.5 ± 5.6 | 24.5 ± 6.7 | 0.355a |
| Gender | |||
| Female (n %) | 55 91.7 | 50 94.3 | χ 2 0.306 |
| Male (n %) | 5 8.3 | 3 5.7 | 0.584 |
| Work experience in health care before starting the nursing bachelor | |||
| Yes (n %) | 47 78.3 | 45 84.9 | χ 2 0.803 |
| No (n %) | 13 21.7 | 8 15.1 | 0.370 |
| Years of work experience in health care | |||
| (M, ± SD) | 1.3 ± 1.5 | 2.4 ± 3.7 | 0.038a |
| Experience with critically ill patients | |||
| Yes (n %) | 21 (36.2) | 19 (37.3) | χ 2 0.13 |
| No (n %) | 37 (63.8) | 32 (62.7) | 0.910 |
| Experience with simulation | |||
| Yes (n %) | 6 (10) | 5 (9.6) | χ 2 0.005 |
| No (n %) | 54 (90) | 47 (90.4) | 0.946 |
at-test.