Table 1 Personal and BLS-related characteristics of the pre-BLS and post-BLS groups
| Â | Pre-BLS n (%) 421 (56.7) | Post-BLS n (%) 321 (43.3) | Statistical analysis |
|---|---|---|---|
Participants’ characteristics | |||
 Gender | |||
  Female | 297 (70.5) | 201 (62.6) | χ2 = 5.189, p = 0.02* |
  Male | 124 (29.5) | 120 (37.4) |  |
 Education level | |||
  Lower education (BS/Diploma) | 375 (89.1) | 250 (77.9) | χ2 = 17.177, p < 0.001* |
  Higher education(MSN/PhD) | 46 (10.9) | 71 (22.1) |  |
 Job title | |||
  Physicians | 77 (18.3) | 93 (29.0) | χ2 = 49.667, p < 0.001* |
  Nurses | 254 (60.3) | 110 (34.3) |  |
  Other professionals | 90 (21.4) | 118 (36.7) |  |
 Specialty | |||
  Medical | 292 (69.4) | 196 (61.1) | χ2 = 5.572, p = 0.02* |
  Surgical | 129 (30.6) | 125 (38.9) |  |
 Work Experience (years) | |||
  0–5 | 114 (27.1) | 85 (26.5) | χ2 = 2.504, p = 0.29 |
  6–10 | 83 (19.7) | 50 (15.6) |  |
   > 10 | 224 (53.2) | 186 (57.9) |  |
BLS-related characteristics | |||
 Advanced life-support license | |||
  None | 263 (62.5) | 220 (68.5) | χ2 = 2.949, p = 0.086* |
  ACLS/PACLS | 158 (37.5) | 101 (31.5) |  |
 Exposure to cardiac arrest cases in the previous year | |||
  0 times | 101 (24.0) | 124 (38.6) | χ2 = 20.230, p < 0.001* |
  1–9 times | 243 (57.7) | 139 (43.3) |  |
   ≥ 10 times | 77 (18.3) | 58 (18.1) |  |
 Previous BLS training | |||
  Once | 64 (15.2) | 65 (20.3) | χ2 = 18.923, p < 0.001* |
  Twice | 74 (17.6) | 90 (28.0) |  |
  Three and above | 283 (67.2) | 166 (51.7) |  |