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Table 5 Relationship between EMTs’ individual-social characteristics and their self-confidence towards FPDR

From: The relationship between self-confidence and attitude of emergency medical technicians towards family presence during resuscitation

Variable

Category

Univariate Linear Regression

Multivariate Linear Regression

β (95% CI(

P

β (95% CI(

P

Discipline

    
 

Emergency Medical Technician

6.11 (-8.08, 20.30)

0.398

13.62 (0.72, 26.53)

0.039*

nurse

1.92 (-12.82, 16.66)

0.798

7.03 (-6.20, 24.30)

0.298

Anesthesiology

3.58 (-12.72, 19.89)

0.665

9.62 (-4.98, 24.21)

0.195

Other

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Work experience in EMS

    
 

< 1 year

6.56 (-6.80, 19.91)

0.334

7.85 (-11.20, 26.89)

0.418

1–5 years

6.28 (-3.28, 15.85)

0.197

1.90 (-9.82, 63.13)

0.749

6–10 years

7.01 (-2.11, 16.13)

0.131

3.10 (-7.45, 13.65)

0.563

11–20 years

9.30 (0.36, 18.24)

0.042*

10.28 (1.28, 19.27)

0.025*

> 20 years

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Workplace (City)

    
 

Tabriz

5.43 (1.41, 9.44)

0.008*

5.78 (0.86, 10.71)

0.022*

Other Towns

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ALS Training

    
 

Yes

18.64 (10.88, 26.40)

< 0.001*

14.98 (6.73, 23.23)

< 0.001*

No

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Liability Insurance

    
 

Yes

6.28 (1.61, 10.95)

0.009*

4.14 (-0.45, 8.73)

0.077

No

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Number of patients’ family members present at resuscitation scenes

   
 

1 to 2 people

23.19 (14.74, 31.63)

< 0.001*

21.49 (12.70, 30.28)

< 0.001*

3 to 4 people

24.64 (17.39, 31.90)

< 0.001*

24.79 (17.12, 32.46)

< 0.001*

5 to 6 people

10.90 (-0.87, 22.67)

0.069

11.22 (-1.06, 23.50)

0.073

> 6 people

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