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Table 2 Norwegian HEMS personnel with simulation-based training in and assessment of non-technical skills

From: Training and assessment of non-technical skills in Norwegian helicopter emergency services: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study

Question category

NTS category

2015 (n = 109)

2011 (n = 155)

P-value

Simulation-based training of NTS

1. Decision-making

90/109 (82.6%)

87/149 (58.4%)

< 0.001

*

2. Leadership

29/109 (73.4%)

84/150 (56.0%)

0.004

*

3. Communication

21/109 (80.7%)

90/150 (60.0%)

< 0.001

*

4. Situation awareness

22/109 (79.8%)

86/150 (57.3%)

< 0.001

*

5. Teamwork

16/109 (85.3%)

99/149 (66.4%)

< 0.001

*

6. Managing stress

32/109 (70.6%)

71/151 (47.0%)

< 0.001

*

7. Coping with fatigue

61/109 (44.0%)

50/146 (34.2%)

0.120

 

Assessment of NTS

1. Decision-making

78/109 (71.6%)

76/149 (51.0%)

0.001

*

2. Leadership

74/109 (67.9%)

71/149 (47.7%)

0.001

*

3. Communication

76/109 (69.7%)

69/148 (46.6%)

< 0.001

*

4. Situation awareness

74/109 (67.9%)

69/148 (46.6%)

< 0.001

*

5. Teamwork

81/109 (74.3%)

79/149 (53.0%)

< 0.001

*

6. Managing stress

66/109 (60.6%)

64/149 (43.0%)

0.006

*

7. Coping with fatigue

46/109 (42.2%)

44/146 (30.1%)

0.048

*

  1. Number and proportion (%) of Norwegian HEMS personnel having undergone simulation-based training (question category I6) and assessment (question category I7) of seven (1–7) generic non-technical skills (NTS) in 2011 and 2015. *P-values less than 0.05 from the two-sided Fisher exact test comparing the proportions in 2011 and 2015