Table 4 Presentation of departments and confidence among the study population (N = 315, 100%)

Variables

Category

Confidence in Managing patients with tracheostomies

Total

P-value

Confident

(n, %)

Not confident

(n, %)

Emergency Department

No

132 (65%)

21 (10.3%)

153 (75.4%)

0.001

Yes

33 (16.3%)

17 (8.4%)

50 (24.6%)

Intensive Care Unit

No

103 (50.7%)

33 (16.3%)

136 (67%)

0.004

Yes

62 (30.5%)

5 (2.5%)

67 (33%)

Operative Room

No

149 (73.4%)

35 (17.2%)

184 (90.6%)

0.731

Yes

16 (7.9%)

3 (1.5%)

19 (9.4%)

Inpatient

No

38 (18.7%)

16 (7.9%)

54 (26.6%)

0.016

Yes

127 (62.6%)

22 (10.8%)

149 (73.4%)

Outpatient

No

156 (76.8%)

33 (16.3%)

189 (93.1%)

0.091

Yes

9 (4.4%)

5 (2.4%)

14 (6.9%)

ENT Service

No

154 (75.9%)

34 (16.7%)

188 (92.6%)

0.412

Yes

11 (5.4%)

4 (2%)

15 (7.4%)

Other

No

149 (73.4%)

34 (16.4%)

183 (90.1%)

0.877

Yes

16 (7.9%)

4 (2%)

20 (9.9%)

Confidence in Managing patients with tracheostomies on Ventilators

Total

P-value

Confident

(n, %)

Not confident

(n, %)

Emergency Department

No

79 (38.2%)

79 (38.2%)

158 (76.3%)

0.169

Yes

30 (14.5%)

19 (9.2%)

49 (23.7%)

Intensive Care Unit

No

54 (26.1%)

93 (44.9%)

147 (71%)

0.000

Yes

55 (26.6%)

5 (2.4%)

60 (29%

Operative Room

No

94 (45.4%)

92 (44.4%)

186 (89.9%)

0.069

Yes

15 (7.2%)

6 (2.9%)

21 (10.1%)

Inpatient

No

38 (18.4%)

14 (6.8%)

52 (25.1%)

0.001

Yes

71 (34.4%)

84 (40.6%)

155 (74.9%)

Outpatient

No

100 (48.3%)

90 (43.5%)

190 (91.8%)

0.980

Yes

9 (4.3%)

8 (3.9%)

17 (8.2%)

ENT Service

No

100 (48.3%)

91 (44%)

191 (92.3%)

0.764

Yes

9 (4.3%)

7 (3.4%)

16 (7.7%)

Other

No

97 (46.9%)

90 (43.5%)

187 (90.3%)

0.489

Yes

12 (5.8%)

8 (3.9%)

20 (9.7%)