Table 5.
Confidence, knowledge, and performance improvements comparing groups
| Measure | STN (n=18) | RPS (n=15) | STN versus RPS | ||||
| Before mean (SD) | After mean (SD) | Delta mean (95% CI) | Before mean (SD) | After mean (SD) | Delta mean (95% CI) | Mean delta difference (95% CI) | |
| Confidence* simulation 1 | 2.82 (0.49) | 3.27 (0.43) | 0.45 (0.28 to 0.61) | 2.88 (0.68) | 3.47 (0.67) | 0.59 (0.33 to 0.85) | 0.14 (−0.14 to 0.42) |
| Confidence simulation 2 | 3.09 (0.30) | 3.33 (0.44) | 0.24 (0.08 to 0.41) | 3.23 (0.61) | 3.48 (0.65) | 0.25 (0.10 to 0.39) | 0.01 (−0.22 to 0.22) |
| Confidence—before simulation 1 to 4–6 months (total n=11) | 2.86 (0.27) | 3.34 (0.29) | 0.48 (0.38 to 0.59) | 3.00 (0.53) | 3.78 (0.26) | 0.78 (−0.04 to 1.60) | 0.30 (−0.51 to 1.10) |
| Knowledge† simulation 1 | 67.22 (16.57) | 82.35 (11.88) | 15.13 (8.52 to 21.73) | 72.52 (16.96) | 81.32 (17.87) | 8.80 (2.16 to 15.42) | −6.33 (−15.45 to 2.78) |
| Knowledge simulation 2 | 84.87 (13.81) | 89.07 (11.88) | 4.20 (−1.47 to 9.87) | 82.42 (17.65) | 85.71 (16.50) | 3.29 (1.87 to 8.47) | −0.91 (−8.48 to 6.67) |
| Knowledge—before simulation 1 to 4–6 months (total n=11) | 63.27 (13.94) | 84.53 (8.65) | 21.26 (6.57 to 35.95) | 78.57 (14.29) | 82.89 (5.65) | 4.32 (−22.76 to 31.40) | −16.94 (−40.01 to 6.13) |
| Performance by TRACS‡ simulations 1–2 (total n=33) | 75.46 (17.48) | 89.74 (12.65) | 14.28 (6.04 to 22.53) | 76.22 (10.52) | 84.34 (10.15) | 8.12 (2.91 to 13.33) | −6.16 (−16.01 to 3.68) |
*Confidence measured as the average of eight, five-point Likert questions.
†Knowledge measured as % points of a multiple-choice assessment.
‡Performance measured as % points on the TRACS.
RPS, repetitive paediatric simulation; STN. standard simulation; TRACS, Tool for Resuscitation Assessment Using Computerised Simulation.