Table 2.
Willingness and confidence of participants to provide care in in-flight emergencies according to sociodemographic and travel profiles
| Variable | High Willingness | P value | High Confidence | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | ||||
| Age (years) | < 30 | 214 | (8.6) | < 0.01 | 314 | (12.6) | < 0.01 |
| 30–39 | 128 | (11.1) | 191 | (16.5) | |||
| 40–49 | 57 | (12.4) | 109 | (23.7) | |||
| 50–59 | 60 | (17.6) | 84 | (24.6) | |||
| ≥ 60 | 25 | (22.7) | 19 | (17.3) | |||
| Gender | Male | 326 | (12.7) | < 0.01 | 468 | (18.3) | < 0.01 |
| Female | 158 | (7.9) | 249 | (12.4) | |||
| Professional Rank | Medical Intern | 218 | (8.7) | < 0.01 | 165 | (13.3) | < 0.01 |
| Service Job | 79 | (10.1) | 78 | (17.7) | |||
| Resident | 63 | (13.2) | 198 | (14.3) | |||
| Specialist | 33 | (11.0) | 137 | (18.8) | |||
| Consultant | 91 | (18.2) | 139 | (18.3) | |||
| Region of Practice | Eastern Province | 98 | (9.7) | 0.01 | 110 | (10.9) | < 0.01 |
| Central Province | 189 | (12.7) | 287 | (19.3) | |||
| Western Province | 29 | (11.0) | 39 | (14.8) | |||
| Southern Province | 121 | (8.8) | 205 | (14.8) | |||
| Northern Province | 47 | (11.4) | 76 | (18.4) | |||
| Years of Experience | < 5 | 120 | (7.4) | < 0.01 | 303 | (12.1) | < 0.01 |
| 5–9 | 188 | (12.8) | 130 | (16.6) | |||
| 10–15 | 105 | (13.3) | 103 | (21.5) | |||
| ≥ 15 | 191 | (17.9) | 181 | (47.1) | |||
| Board Certificate | Saudi Arabia | 213 | (10.8) | < 0.01 | 291 | (14.7) | < 0.01 |
| Arab Country | 52 | (18.9) | 48 | (17.5) | |||
| North America | 29 | (15.7) | 44 | (23.8) | |||
| Europe | 35 | (19.2) | 40 | (22.0) | |||
| Others | 15 | (13.6) | 37 | (33.6) | |||
| Not Applicable | 140 | (7.7) | 257 | (14.0) | |||
| Travel Frequency | < 1/year | 69 | (6.2) | < 0.01 | 194 | (17.5) | 0.04 |
| 1/year | 116 | (10.9) | 150 | (14.1) | |||
| 2–3/year | 167 | (11.4) | 210 | (14.3) | |||
| > 3/year | 100 | (13.9) | 130 | (18.1) | |||
| Monthly | 32 | (16.5) | 33 | (17.0) | |||
| Encountered Inflight Emergencies | Yes | 220 | (14.5) | < 0.01 | 346 | (22.8) | < 0.01 |
| No | 264 | (8.7) | 371 | (12.2) | |||
| Attended Inflight Emergency Course | Yes | 101 | (11.0) | 0.65 | 315 | (34.4) | < 0.01 |
| No | 383 | (10.5) | 402 | (11.0) | |||
| Attended Life Support Course | Yes | 459 | (11.4) | < 0.01 | 587 | (14.5) | < 0.01 |
| No | 25 | (4.8) | 130 | (25.2) | |||
| BLS Course | Yes | 444 | (11.3) | < 0.01 | 589 | (15.0) | < 0.01 |
| No | 40 | (6.3) | 128 | (20.1) | |||
| ACLS Course | Yes | 296 | (14.3) | < 0.01 | 423 | (20.5) | < 0.01 |
| No | 188 | (7.6) | 294 | (11.8) | |||
Abbreviations: N: Number of participants; BLS: basic life support; ACLS: advanced cardiac lift support