Table 1 Attitudes and self-confidence of participants at the research sites based on demographic variables

Age

< 30

54

21.4%

45.07(3.14)

66.67(2.79)

30 to 40

121

48.0%

41.89(1.65)

66.53(1.41)

> 40

77

30.6%

45.65(2.36)

64.53(1.71)

Marital Status

Single

67

26.6%

45.64(2.38)

67.75(2.04)

Married

185

73.4%

43.06(1.48)

65.35(1.20)

Education

Diploma Degree

75

29.8%

42.38(2.46)

62.53(2.13)

Bachelor’s Degree

163

64.7%

44.38(1.48)

67.55(1.17)

Master’s and Ph.D. degrees.

14

5.6%

40.23(7.14)

63.62(5.45)

Discipline

Emergency Medical Technician

185

73.4%

44.51(1.43)

67.03(1.19)

Nurse

48

19.0%

38.29(3.03)

62.84(2.58)

Anesthesiology

14

5.6%

47.23(6.11)

64.84(4.17)

Other

5

2.0%

55.51(6.78)

60.92(4.71)

Work experience in EMS

< 1 year

15

6.0%

45.12(7.70)

65.13(6.71)

1–5 years

47

18.7%

44.04(3.60)

64.85(2.85)

6–10 years

75

29.8%

42.21(1.95)

65.58(1.85)

11–20 years

100

39.7%

44.49(1.92)

67.87(1.39)

> 20 years

15

6.0%

43.88(5.28)

58.57(4.36)

Type of emergency department

City

178

70.6%

43.60(1.43)

66.95(1.26)

Road

61

24.2%

43.02(3.07)

61.90(1.90)

Village and Other

13

5.2%

48.24(4.76)

68.53(3.21)

ALS Training

Yes

234

92.9%

44.59(1.28)

67.20(1.04)

No

18

7.1%

31.25(5.00)

48.56(2.90)

History of resuscitation in the presence of the patient’s family

Yes

237

94.0%

43.69(1.26)

65.94(1.03)

No

15

6.0%

-

-

Number of times resuscitations with family present

< 10 person

70

29.5%

46.33(2.37)

63.48(1.65)

10 to 20 person

59

24.9%

41.06(2.28)

64.72(1.68)

21 and 30 person

27

11.4%

41.95(4.18)

67.41(3.84)

31 and 40 person

24

10.1%

41.24(3.85)

70.26(3.29)

> 40 person

57

24.1%

45.04(2.65)

67.72(2.45)

Number of patients’ family members present at resuscitation scenes

1 to 2 people

35

14.8%

49.04(3.15)

66.99(2.31)

3 to 4 people

176

74.3%

44.82(1.44)

68.44(1.04)

5 to 6 people

9

3.8%

23.81(5.30)

54.70(6.82)

> 6 people

17

7.2%

31.57(3.60)

43.80(4.73)