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Table 4 NASA-TLX scores in groups debriefing with and without tool

From: Impact of the PEARLS Healthcare Debriefing cognitive aid on facilitator cognitive load, workload, and debriefing quality: a pilot study

Mean (95%CI)

Debriefing with tool (intervention group)

Debriefing without tool (control group)

Mean difference

p value

Mental demand

59.5 (48.5, 71.0)

67.5 (56.5, 79.0)

8.0 (−7.5, 24)

0.336

Physical demand

20.5 (9.5, 31.5)

23.5 (12.5, 34.5)

1.8 (−12.5, 18.5)

0.705

Temporal demand

38.5 (23, 53.5)

50.5 (35.0, 65.5)

12 (−9.5, 33.5)

0.302

Performance

46 (37.5, 54.5)

43.5 (35.0, 52.0)

−2.5 (−14.5, 9.5)

0.713

Effort

59.0 (48.0, 70.0)

59.5 (48.0, 70.5)

0.5 (−15.0, 16.0)

0.928

Frustration

41 (28.0, 54.5)

47 (33.5, 60.0)

5.5 (−13.0, 24.0)

0.563

Average score

44.0 (35.5, 52.5)

48.5 (40.0, 57.0)

4.5 (−7.0, 16.5)

0.456

  1. Scores of each domain ranged from 0 to 100