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Table 1 Confederates’ demographic characteristics (Confederate group)

From: Is it valid to assess an individual’s performance in team training simulation when the supporting team are confederates? A controlled and randomized clinical trial

Demographic Characteristics

Confederates (n = 13)

Mean age ± SD

44.7 ± 4.2

Gender, n (%)

 Female

7 (54)

Professional Category, n (%)

 Medical support worker

6 (46)

 Nurse

7 (54)

Years of work experience, mean ± SD

18.8 ± 4.3

Years of experience as a trainer, mean ± SD

6.5 ± 3.7

Number of simulation sessions/year/trainer, mean ± SD

27.7 ± 24.2

Number with more than 25 simulation sessions/year, n (%)

5 (38)