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Table 2 Primary and secondary outcomes

From: The use of personal protection equipment does not negatively affect paramedics’ attention and dexterity: a prospective triple-cross over randomized controlled non-inferiority trial

 

Control

Mask without valve

Mask with valve

Concentration performance d2 (points)

 d2 shift (SD)

20.2 (37.5)

11.7 (18.6)

11.9 (22.1)

 d2 shift, absolute difference versus control [95% CI]

− 8.5 [− 19.7, 2.7]

− 8.3 [− 19.4, 2.7]

 d2 before BLS (SD)

181.4 (52.7)

189.9 (7.4)

191.1 (50.9)

 d2 after BLS (SD)

201.5 (47.4)

201.6 (49.8)

203 (48.8)

d2 subscores

 Error rate (%)

  Subscore shift (SD)

− 0.1 (2.2)

0.2 (1.1)

− 0.1 (1)

  Subscore shift, absolute difference versus control [95% CI]

0.3 [− 0.4, 0.9]

0 [− 0.6, 0.6]

  Subscore before scenario (SD)

2 (7.6)

2.1 (10.2)

2.3 (9.5)

  Subscore after scenario (SD)

1.9 (8.7)

2.3 (9.7)

2.2 (10)

 Errors of commission (points)

  Subscore shift (SD)

0.2 (5.2)

0.6 (2.1)

− 0.2 (2)

  Subscore shift, absolute difference versus control [95% CI]

0.4 [− 1, 1.8]

− 0.4 [− 1.8, 1]

  Subscore before scenario (SD)

3.7 (13.1)

4 (19.1)

4.7 (19)

  Subscore after scenario (SD)

3.9 (16.6)

4.6 (18.6)

4.5 (19.4)

 Errors of omission (points)

  Subscore shift (SD)

− 6.6 (10.8)

− 2.5 (7.4)

− 1.8 (9.6)

  Subscore shift, absolute difference versus control [95% CI]

4.1 [0.3, 7.9]

4.8 [1, 8.6]

  Subscore before scenario (SD)

20 (25.2)

17 (22.1)

16.7 (21)

  Subscore after scenario (SD)

13.4 (18.4)

14.5 (18.7)

14.9 (18.6)

 Processed target objects (points)

  Subscore shift (SD)

13.8 (35.1)

9.8 (17.5)

9.9 (18.7)

  Subscore shift, absolute difference versus control [95% CI]

− 4 [− 14.3, 6.3]

− 3.9 [− 14.1, 6.2]

  Subscore before scenario (SD)

205 (46)

210.9 (44.5)

212.5 (43.7)

  Subscore after scenario (SD)

218.8 (41.3)

220.7 (6.3)

222.4 (41.2)

Dexterity NHPT (s)

 NHPT shift (SD)

− 0.6 (2.5)

− 1 (2.6)

− 0.3 (2.8)

 NHPT shift, absolute difference versus control [95% CI]

− 0.4 [− 1.4, 0.7]

0.3 [− 0.7, 1.4]

 NHPT before scenario (SD)

24.8 (3.6)

24.2 (3.1)

24 (3.5)

 NHPT after scenario (SD)

24.2 (3.1)

23.2 (2.8)

23.7 (3.1)

  1. CI confidence interval, NHPT nine-hole peg test, SD standard deviation