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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants

From: Effect of simulated patient death on emergency worker’s anxiety: a cluster randomized trial

Characteristic

All participants

Death group

Life group

N

120

63

57

Age, mean (SD)

30 (7)

30 (6)

29 (8)

Sex male

34 (28 %)

20 (32 %)

14 (25 %)

Occupation

 Healthcare assistant

30 (25 %)

18 (29 %)

12 (21 %)

 Nurse

52 (43 %)

26 (41 %)

26 (44 %)

 Medical student

14 (12 %)

6 (10 %)

8 (14 %)

 Resident

24 (20 %)

13 (21 %)

11 (20 %)

Have previously participated in

 Simulation course

96 (80 %)

47 (75 %)

49 (86 %)

 Cardiac arrest situation

82 (69 %)

47 (75 %)

35 (63 %)

STAI

 State part, mean (SD)

45.6 (10.1)

46.8 (11.2)

44.3 (9.7)

 Trait part, mean (SD)

39.1 (7.0)

39.6 (7.8)

38.6 (7.1)

  1. SD standard deviation, STAI Spielberger Trait Anxiety Inventory