Table 1 Baseline characteristics and within and between group comparisons of low fidelity vs high fidelity training
Low fidelity (N = 51) | High fidelity (N = 50) | p value for between group comparisons using difference scores | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender, frequency (%) | |||
Male | 40 (78.4) | 33 (66.0) | |
Written, mean (SD) | |||
Pre-test | 18.87 (6.06) | 21.04 (5.80) | 0.39 |
Post-test | 33.90 (3.28) | 35.16 (2.67) | |
p-value for within group comparison (pre vs post)* | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Post 3 months (retention) test | 32.43 (3.33) | 32.91 (3.57) | |
Megacode (score) | |||
Pre-test | 9.75 (6.16) | 11.38 (6.27) | 0.92 |
Post-test | 29.67 (5.57) | 31.46 (6.14) | |
p-value for within group comparison (pre vs post)* | <0.001 | <0.001 | |
Post 3 months (retention) test | 30.15 (5.56) | 29.25 (6.17) | |
Megacode results (post training), frequency (%) | p-value for independence of attributes** | ||
Pass | 35 (68.6) | 38 (76.0) | 0.41 |
Re-evaluate | 16 (31.4) | 12 (24.0) | |