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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Influence of noise manipulation on retention in a simulated ICU ward round: an experimental pilot study

Detailed demographics

Characteristic

Value

Work experience as ICU professional, years

9.28 ± 8.46, [0.17; 36]

Participants working before participating in the study

40 (71.4%)

Mean working time before study participation, hours

4.79 ± 2.29, [1; 9]

Preferred working environment

- Quiet environment

- No preference

- Noisy environment

46 (82.1%)

8 (14.3%)

2 (3.6%)

Subjective hearing performance

0 “very bad” to 100 “very good”

60.7 ± 17.0

  1. Information was collected after listening to the ward rounds but prior to retention testing (ward round test), mean ± SD, [min; max], or number of participants n (%) are given