|
Number of participants, N:
|
63
|
74
|
66
| |
|
Gender, N (%):
| | | | |
|
- Female
|
44 (69.8)
|
52 (70.3)
|
46 (69.7)
| |
|
- Male
|
19 (30.2)
|
22 (29.7)
|
20 (30.3)
|
0.997
|
|
Junior and senior students, N (%):
| | | | |
|
- Junior*
|
27 (42.9)
|
30 (40.5)
|
27 (40.9)
| |
|
- Senior
|
36 (57.1)
|
44 (59.5)
|
39 (59.1)
|
0.959
|
|
Age, mean (SD):
|
26.2 (9.9)
|
24.4 (2.1)
|
24.7 (2.5)
|
0.157
|
|
Response rate:
|
62/63
|
74/74
|
66/66
| |
|
No. of ECGs interpreted during the past
| | | | |
|
year, mean (SD):
|
14.6 (17.7)
|
23.9 (35.0)
|
20.4 (19.9)
|
0.120
|
|
Response rate:
|
61/63
|
73/74
|
64/66
| |
|
Total time spend on ECG interpretation,
| | | | |
|
mean hours (SD):
|
9.7 (8.5)
|
13.7 (17.6)
|
12.6 (9.6)
|
0.194
|
|
Response rate:
|
61/63
|
74/74
|
65/66
| |
|
Interest in cardiology as a specialty, N (%):
| | | | |
|
- Yes
|
20 (31.7)
|
26 (35.1)
|
20 (30.3)
| |
|
- No/do not know
|
42 (66.7)
|
46 (62.2)
|
45 (68.2)
|
0.789
|
|
Response rate:
|
62/63
|
72/74
|
65/66
| |
|
Other relevant experiences, N (%):
| | | | |
|
- Clinical clerkship in cardiology
|
16 (25.4)
|
14 (18.9)
|
14 (21.2)
| |
|
- Other ECG or cardiology courses
|
8 (12.7)
|
14 (18.9)
|
11 (16.7)
| |
|
- Locum at a hospital
|
6 (9.5)
|
8 (10.8)
|
6 (9.1)
| |
|
- Research involving ECG interpr.
|
2 (3.2)
|
1 (1.4)
|
3 (4.5)
| |
|
- Teaches ECG interpretation etc.
|
1 (1.6)
|
1 (1.4)
|
0
| |
|
- Previously trained nurse etc.
|
1 (1.6)
|
0
|
1 (1.5)
| |
|
- Other
|
6 (9.5)
|
7 (9.5)
|
7 (10.6)
| |
|
- None
|
32 (50.8)
|
40 (54.1)
|
36 (54.5)
| |
|
Response rate:
|
63/63
|
74/74
|
65/66
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