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Table 1 Performance and individual experiences in low- and high-fidelity conditions

From: Comparison of high- and low equipment fidelity during paediatric simulation team training: a case control study

Performance/individual experiences

Subjects

 

Low-fidelity (LFM)

High-fidelity (HFS)

 
   

N

Mean (SE)

95% CI

n

Mean (SE)

95% CI

p-value

Oxygen prescribed (s)

Team

 

14

57.4 (7.9)

41.1 – 73.8

14

79.7 (7.9)

63.4 – 96.1

n.s. (0.058)

Oxygen delivered (s)

Team

 

14

66.9 (10.4)

45.5 – 88.2

14

105.4 (10.4)

84.1 – 126.8

0.014

  

All

86

3.6 (0.3)

3.1 – 4.1

73

4.0 (0.3)

3.5 – 4.5

n.s.

Mental strain (0–10)

 

Leader

15

4.0* (0.5)

3.1 – 4.9

14

4.6* (0.5)

3.7 – 5.6

n.s.

 

Trainee

Follower

71

3.3* (0.2)

2.8 – 3.7

59

3.4* (0.2)

2.9 – 3.8

n.s.

Flow experience (0–100)

 

All

88

59.1 (1.9)

55.3 – 62.9

75

54.3 (2.1)

50.2 – 58.3

n.s.

  

Leader

16

58.9 (3.4)

52.0 – 65.6

14

51.7 (3.7)

44.4 – 59.0

n.s.

 

Trainee

Follower

72

59.4 (1.6)

56.2 – 62.7

61

56.9 (1.8)

53.4 – 60.4

n.s.

   

N

Estimated mean (SE)

95% CI

n

Estimated mean (SE)

95% CI

p-value

Frequency of interventions (min −1 )

Trainer

 

17

2.4 (0.1)

2.0 – 2.8

5

1.3 (0.1)

0.9 – 1.7

<0.001

Mental strain (0–10)

Trainer

 

17

5.2 (1,1)

2.2 – 8.2

5

2.7 (1.1)

<0.001

Flow experience (0–100)

Trainer

 

17

58.5 (5.0)

43.2 – 73.9

5

66.9 (5.0)

51.6 – 82.2

0.004

  1. *Analyzing LFM and HFS comparing leaders and followers, there was no significant difference using LFM, but a significant difference (p = 0.019) between leaders and followers, where leaders experienced higher mental strain using HFS. The numbers of questionnaires vary due to; for the team: lost videos and for trainees: missing values. The number of trainers was five, but the number of sessions 17. Due to the small degrees of freedom the estimated 95% CI is not relevant for this estimate.