Table 1.

Table showing demographic and baseline data for participants in each group. Data are presented as n (%).

Baseline Category	Virtual Reality n = 14		Conventional n = 14		p-Value
Female, n (%)	3	21%	4	29%	0.66 *
Age, mean ± SD	31.3	±1.9	32.3	±2.4	0.24 °
Work experience, n (%)					1.00 †
<4 years	8	57%	8	57%
>4 years	6	43%	6	43%
Experience with CPR after cardiac surgery, n (%)					0.54 †
Never	1	7%	0	0%
1–5 times	6	43%	7	50%
5–10 times	7	50%	6	43%
>10 times	0	0%	1	7%
Experience with emergency resternotomies, n (%)					1.00 *
Never	0	0%	0	0%
1–5 times	11	79%	10	71%
5–10 times	3	21%	4	29%
>10 times	0	0%	0	0%
Experience with emergency resternotomies for cardiac arrest, n (%)					1.00 *
Never	0	0%	0	0%
1–5 times	12	86%	13	93%
5–10 times	2	14%	1	7%
>10 times	0	0%	0	0%
Gaming experience, n (%)					0.72 †
Never	1	7%	2	14%
Few times	11	79%	11	79%
Regular use	2	14%	1	7%
VR experience, n (%)					0.45 †
Never	6	43%	8	57%
Few times	8	57%	6	43%
Regular use	0	0%	0	0%
Experience with simulation training, n (%)					0.47 †
Never	2	14%	1	7%
Multiple times	11	79%	13	93%
Certified simulation trainer	1	7%	0	0%
Experience with digital training, n (%)					0.42 †
Never	2	14%	5	36%
Few times	9	64%	7	50%
Multiple times	3	21%	2	14%
Knowledge of international STS guidelines, n (%)	13	93%	10	71%	0.33 *
Experience with simulation training in VR, n (%)	2	14%	2	14%	0.60 *

* Fisher’s exact test, ° t-test, † Chi squared test.