Table 2.
Background characteristics
| Characteristic | CL a | VBI | p value b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of participants, n (%) | 44 | 28 | 0.358 c | ||
| Nurses | 36 | (81.8) | 24 | (85.7) | |
| Pediatric residents/NP/PA | 5 | (11.4) | 4 | (14.3) | |
| Neonatal fellows/neonatologists | 3 | (6.8) | 0 | (0.0) | |
| Age, median years (IQR) | 44 | (30.0–56.8) | 42 | (37.5–52.8) | 0.871 d |
| Sex, n of women (%) | 40 | (90.9) | 26 | (92.9) | 1.000 |
| Previous participation in NALS training, n (%) | 0.608 | ||||
| < 4 times | 16 | (36.4) | 8 | (28.6) | |
| ≥4 times | 27 | (61.4) | 20 | (71.4) | |
| Participation in relevant courses, n (%) e | 0.332 | ||||
| Yes | 21 | (47.7) | 10 | (35.7) | |
| No | 22 | (50.0) | 18 | (64.3) | |
| Experienced real-life neonatal resuscitation, n (%) | 0.778 | ||||
| ≤5 times | 30 | (68.2) | 21 | (75.0) | |
| > 5 times | 13 | (29.5) | 7 | (25.0) | |
| Working experience in pediatrics, n (%) | 0.585 | ||||
| ≤5 years | 13 | (29.5) | 6 | (21.4) | |
| > 5 years | 31 | (70.5) | 22 | (78.6) | |
| Working experience at neonatal IC or HC, n (%) | 1.000 | ||||
| ≤2 years | 10 | (22.7) | 6 | (21.4) | |
| > 2 years | 34 | (77.3) | 22 | (78.6) | |
| Working experience at pediatric IC or HC, n (%) | 0.572 | ||||
| ≤2 years | 34 | (77.3) | 20 | (71.4) | |
| > 2 years | 9 | (20.5) | 8 | (28.6) | |
CL conventional lecture, EPLS European Paediatric Life Support, HC high care, IC intensive care, IQR interquartile range, NALS neonatal advanced life support, NLS neonatal life support, NP nurse practitioner, PA physician assistant, PALS pediatric advanced life support, VBI video-based instruction
aSome background information of one participant in this group could not be retrieved
bGroup differences were tested with the Fisher’s exact test, unless stated otherwise
cGroup difference regarding profession category was tested with the Chi-Square test
dGroup difference regarding age was tested with the Mann-Whitney U test
ee.g. NLS/NALS, PALS, EPLS