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Table 4 Comparison of mean (and standard deviation) NASA results for an average day at work and for the simulation task

From: A preliminary study of a novel emergency department nursing triage simulation for research applications

 

Average day at work

During simulation task

Statistics

Raw rating

 Mental demand

67.0 (20.8)

77.5 (16.9)

t(9) = −1.64, p = 0.13

 Physical demand

46.5 (24.8)

14.5 (20.2)

t(9) = 2.82, p = 0.02

 Temporal demand

74.0 (14.5)

65.0 (20.5)

t(9) = 1.33, p = 0.21

 Performance

32.0 (22.6)

51.5 (17.6)

t(9) = −1.84, p = 0.09

 Effort

61.0 (23.5)

59.0 (18.9)

t(9) = 0.22, p = 0.83

 Frustration

70.0 (21.1)

63.0 (24.7)

t(9) = 0.95, p = 0.36

Adjusted rating

 Mental demand

199.0 (112.0)

235.5 (67.3)

t(9) = −0.85, p = 0.41

 Physical demand

40.0 (100.2)

7.0 (22.1)

t(9) = 0.98, p = 0.34

 Temporal demand

248.5 (98.6)

232.0 (131.7)

t(9) = 0.29, p = 0.77

 Performance

95.0 (74.9)

157.5 (72.3)

t(9) = −1.76, p = 0.11

 Effort

137.0 (84.3)

100.5 (36.3)

t(9) = 1.18, p = 0.26

 Frustration

179.5 (97.2)

204.0 (153.2)

t(9) = −0.40, p = 0.69

 Total weighted rating

59.3 (12.1)

62.4 (13.1)

t(9) = −0.66, p = 0.52

  1. All analyses are paired t tests; significant differences are italics; trend differences are in italics