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Table 3 Practice time, feedback time, numbers of feedback topics on each test in the BLS training between standard and large groups

From: The effect of peer-group size on the delivery of feedback in basic life support refresher training: a cluster randomized controlled trial

 

Standard group

Large group

p-value

Practice time (sec) per student

 First post-training test

185.1 (174.0–196.2)

177.2 (168.6–185.9)

0.231

 Second post-training test

183.0 (174.6–191.4)

175.1 (167.5–182.7)

0.066

 Third post-training test

182.4 (172.3–192.5)

178.9 (172.2–185.6)

0.508

   p-value

0.490

0.948

-

Feedback time (sec) per student

 First post-training test

241.7 (194.1–289.3)

181.1 (139.9–222.3)

0.028*

 Second post-training test

126.1 (97.3–154.9)

102.2 (77.1–127.2)

0.026*

 Third post-training test

99.3 (75.0–123.6)

117.6 (66.6–168.7)

0.416

   p-value

<0.001

<0.040

-

Number of feedback topics per student

 First post-training test

2.8 (2.2–3.4)

1.6 (1.1–2.1)

<0.001*

 Second post-training test

0.8 (0.5–1.1)

0.5 (0.3–0.7

0.024*

 Third post-training test

0.4 (0.2–0.6)

0.4 (0.1–0.7)

0.801

   p-value

<0.001

<0.001

-

Number of feedback topics per group

 First post-training test

11.8 (8.8–14.8)

13.3 (7.9–18.7)

0.477

 Second post-training test

3.1 (1.7–4.5)

4.0 (1.0–7.0)

0.457

 Third post-training test

1.3 (0.5–2.1)

2.3 (0.2–4.4)

0.153

   p-value

<0.001

<0.001

-

  1. Data are presented as mean (95 % confidential interval)
  2. Standard group, Standard group of 3–5 students with one instructor; Large group, Large group of 7–10 students with one instructor
  3. *p < 0.05 based on ANCOVA test between standard and large groups
  4. p < 0.05 based on Repeated Measures ANOVA test between the first, second and third post-training tests