Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the participants. The n for each variable can vary due to missing, n (%)
Baseline variables | All (N = 289) | VR group (N = 140) | TP group (N = 149) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
-Male | 50 (17.3) | 28 (20.3) | 22 (15.8) |
-Female | 227 (78.5) | 110 (79.7) | 117 (84.2) |
Age | |||
-Under 20 year | 66 (23.8) | 25 (18.1) | 41 (29.5) |
-20–24 year | 179 (64.6) | 96 (69.6) | 83 (59.7) |
-Over 25 year | 32 (11.6) | 17 (12.3) | 15 (10.8) |
Study program | |||
-Medicine | 69 (23.9) | 36 (24.2) | 33 (23.6) |
-Nursing | 220 (76.1) | 113 (75.8) | 107 (76.4) |
Have you previously (number answering yes): | |||
-Worked in health care | 157 (56.7) | 80 (58.0) | 77 (55.4) |
-Been taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) | 243 (87.7) | 122 (88.4) | 121 (87.1) |
-Conducted systematic clinical observation | 33 (11.9) | 18 (13.0) | 15 (10.8) |
-Been taught the ABCDE-approach | 64 (23.1) | 38 (27.5) | 26 (18.7) |
-Used a blood pressure gauge | 119 (43.0) | 61 (44.2) | 58 (41.7) |
-Counted respiration frequency on someone else | 112 (40.4) | 52 (37.7) | 60 (43.2) |
-Tried virtual reality googles | 72 (26.0) | 39 (28.3) | 33 (23.7) |
-Trained using a simulator manikin | 112 (40.4) | 48 (34.8) | 64 (46.0) |