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Table 1 Comparison of institutions with high (>66%) versus low (<33%) percentages of physician and nurse training involvement

From: Use of simulation-based medical training in Swiss pediatric hospitals: a national survey

Areas with significant differences

High participation

Medium participation

Low participation

p-value low vs high

Geographical area: French part of Switzerland

5/5 (100%)

7/11 (64%)

1/8 (13%)

0.001

Equipment: High-technology

2/5 (40%)

5/11 (45%)

8/8 (100%)

0.034

Structured evaluation by participants

0/5 (0%)

3/11 (27%)

6/8 (75%)

0.02

Instructors: protected time

3/20 (15%)

10/28 (36%)

19/26 (73%)

<0.001

Instructor’s overtime exceeding 5 h

0/20 (0%)

2/27 (7%)

9/22 (41%)

0.001

  1. Legend Table 1: Only results with statistical significance of differences between high versus low participation are shown. Participation within the 24 educational units was not dependent on the category of the pediatric hospital (categories 1 to 4)