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Table 2 Trainees’ personal information and their trauma knowledge scores before the training

From: Cross-sectional study of the educational background and trauma knowledge of trainees in the “China trauma care training” program

Items

 

[n (%)]

Mean ± SD

F/t

P

Sex

Male

 

955 (78.9)

71.23 ± 13.87

−0.81

0.4188

Female

 

256 (21.1)

70.25 ± 17.92

  

Age (y)

   

37.19 ± 7.12

  

Types of trainees

Physician

 

854 (70.5)

71.46 ± 13.48

−1.44

0.1515

Nurse

 

357 (29.5)

69.97 ± 17.58

  

Administrative staff

Yes

 

64 (5.3)

70.70 ± 17.41

0.15

0.8791

No

 

1147 (94.7)

71.04 ± 14.67

  

Professional title

Senior

 

76 (6.3)

73.09 ± 15.05

8.37

< 0.001*

Subsenior

 

310 (25.6)

72.40 ± 14.72

  

Intermediate

 

496 (41.0)

72.13 ± 14.28

  

Junior

 

329 (27.2)

67.58 ± 15.16

  

Department

Emergency department

 

501 (41.4)

72.59 ± 14.13

2.47

0.0308*

ICU

 

64 (5.3)

71.17 ± 12.72

  

Department of traumatology

 

62 (5.1)

67.26 ± 13.81

  

Department of orthopedics

 

235 (19.4)

70.36 ± 14.48

  

General surgery department

 

107 (8.8)

69.91 ± 14.79

  

Others

 

242 (20.0)

69.83 ± 16.90

  

Past trauma trainings

Regular internal special study

Yes

788 (65.1)

71.37 ± 14.89

−1.13

0.258

No

423 (34.9)

70.37 ± 14.67

  

Hospital learning of case analysis

Yes

722 (59.6)

71.41 ± 14.68

−1.09

0.2759

No

489 (40.4)

70.46 ± 15.00

  

Academic conference on trauma

Yes

708 (58.5)

72.22 ± 14.45

−3.36

0.0008*

No

503 (41.5)

69.33 ± 15.17

  

Advanced studies in China or another country

Yes

291 (24.0)

71.62 ± 14.82

−0.78

0.435

No

920 (76.0)

70.84 ± 14.82

  

Nonstandard trauma courses

Yes

335 (27.7)

72.21 ± 15.36

−1.72

0.0852

No

876 (72.3)

70.57 ± 14.58

  

Self-study

Yes

618 (51.0)

70.83 ± 13.94

0.48

0.6339

No

593 (49.0)

71.23 ± 15.68

  

Years engaged in trauma care

0–1 year

 

193 (15.9)

69.46 ± 15.55

1.52

0.208

1–3 years

 

132 (10.9)

70.42 ± 14.40

  

3–5 years

 

137 (11.3)

70.07 ± 14.25

  

more than 5 years

 

749 (61.9)

71.71 ± 14.78