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Table 3 HBB refresher training outcomes: differences between 2-month and 4-month follow-up groups

From: Effect of repeat refresher courses on neonatal resuscitation skill decay: an experimental comparative study of in-person and video-based simulation training

Parameter

2-month follow-up (T2 + V2)

4-month follow-up (T4 + V4)

p-value

Post-initial training

Pre-refresher training

Post-initial training

Pre-refresher training

Time to initiate BMV, seconds, mean (SD)

56.2 (13)

83.8 (29.8)

49.0 (15.7)

90.2 (35.4)

0.11

Successful BMV, n (%)

11 (64.7)

4 (23.5)

11 (73.3)

3 (20.0)

0.76

Knowledge examination score, mean (SD)

16.4 (1.2)

16.6 (1.2)

16.2 (1.3)

16.4 (0.9)

0.95

Knowledge examination pass rate, n (%)

17 (100)

16 (94.1)

15 (100)

15 (100)

0.10

Practical examination score, mean (SD)

15.9 (1.5)

14.8 (1.4)

16.8 (1.3)

14.7 (1.8)

0.14

Practical examination pass rate, n (%)

14 (82.3)

13 (76.5)

14 (93.3)

8 (53.3)

0.09

  1. HBB Helping Babies Breathe, BMV Bag-mask ventilation