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Table 3 Association of intervention and resuscitation performance

From: Impact of a stress coping strategy on perceived stress levels and performance during a simulated cardiopulmonary resuscitation: a randomized controlled trial

 

Intervention group

Control group

Difference (95% CI)

p

Performance measures

n=62

n=62

  

Intention-to-treat analysis n=124

    

  Hands-on time (sec), mean (SE)

57.8 (±3.28)

52.2 (±2.86)

5.5 (95% CI −3.1, 14.2)

0.2

  Time to first meaningful measure (sec), mean (SE)

42 (±2.63)

43.3 (±2.43)

−1.4 (95% CI −8.4, 5.7)

0.71

    Time to chest compressions (sec), mean (SE)

57.3 (±3.61)

60 (±3.26)

−2.8 (95% CI −12.4, 6.9)

0.57

    Time to ventilation (sec), mean (SE)

67.6 (±3.68)

66.3 (±3.44)

1.4 (95% CI −8.6, 11.3)

0.79

    Time to defibrillation (sec), mean (SE)

69.7 (±3.93)

66 (±3.84)

3.7 (95% CI −7.2, 14.6)

0.54

  Leadership statements, mean (SE)

10.4 (±0.59)

10.9 (±0.56)

−0.5 (95% CI −2.1, 1.1)

0.54

Per-protocol analysis n=108

n=46

n=62

  

  Hands-on time (sec), mean (SE)

57.2 (±3.76)

52.2 (±2.86)

4.0 (95% CI −4.3, 14.1)

0.29

  Time to first meaningful measure (sec), mean (SE)

42.5 (±3.07)

43.3 (±2.43)

−0.8 (95% CI −8.5, 6.8)

0.82

    Time to chest compressions (sec), mean (SE)

59.2 (±4.22)

60 (±3.26)

−0.8 (95% CI −11.2, 9.6)

0.88

    Time to ventilation (sec), mean (SE)

65.7 (±4.46)

66.3 (±3.44)

−0.5 (95% CI −11.5, 10.4)

0.92

    Time to defibrillation (sec), mean (SE)

73.5 (±4.61)

66 (±3.84)

7.5 (95% CI −4.4, 19.3)

0.21

  Leadership statements, mean (SE)

11.2 (±0.71)

10.9 (±0.56)

0.3 (95% CI −1.5, 2.1)

0.72

  1. SE denotes standard error; 95% CI confidence interval, Intention-to-treat analysis includes all randomized participants, per-protocol analysis includes only participants who followed the instructions in the intervention group.