Table 5 Presentation of training and supervision with confidence among the study participants (N = 315, 100%)

Variables

Confidence in Managing patients with tracheostomies

Total

P-value

Confident

(n, %)

Not confident (n, %)

Within the last year what percentage of your active clinical time consisted of the management of patients with a tracheostomy?

None

2 (1.2%)

6 (15.8%)

8 (3.9%)

0.000

1–9%

24 (14.5%)

3 (7.9%)

27 (13.3%)

10–24%

38 (23%)

16 (42.1%)

54 (26.6%)

25–49%

34 (20.6%)

7 (18.4%)

41 (20.2%)

50% or more

67 (40.7%)

6 (15.8%)

73 (36%)

Please indicate how many patients you have worked with who are tracheotomized and ventilator assisted?

None

15 (6.1%)

8 (21.1%)

23 (11.3%)

0.041

1–10

60 (36.4%)

18 (47.4%)

78 (38.4%)

11–15

20 (12.1%)

5 (13.2%)

25 (12.3%)

16–50

29 (17.6%)

4 (12.1%)

33 (16.3%)

more than 50

41 (24.8%)

3 (7.9%)

44 (21.7%)

Prior to treating patients independently, approximately how many hours formal training did you receive in tracheostomy management?

None

11 (6.7%)

12 (31.6%)

23 (11.3%)

0.000

1–5

83 (50.3%)

21 (55.3%)

104 (51.2%)

6–10

27 (16.4%)

3 (7.9%)

30 (14.8%)

11–20

12 (7.3%)

2 (5.3%)

14 (6.9%)

more than 20

32 (15.8%)

0 (0%)

32 (15.8%)

Prior to treating patients independently, how many hours of clinical supervision did you gain in tracheostomy management (postgraduate)?

None

14 (8.5%)

17 (44.7%)

31 (15.5%)

0.000

1–5

80 (48.5%)

13 (34.2%)

93 (45.8%)

6–10

25 (15.2%)

5 (13.2%)

30 (14.8%)

11–20

11 (6.7%)

2 (5.3%)

13 (6.4%)

more than 20

35 (21.2%)

1 (2.6%)

36 (17.7%)

Does your department have a formal tracheostomy competency training program?

148 (89.7%)

21 (55.3%)

169 (83.3%)

0.000

Confidence in managing patients with tracheostomies on Ventilators

Total

P-value

Confident

(n, %)

Not confident (n, %)

Within the last year what percentage of your active clinical time consisted of the management of patients with a tracheostomy?

None

2 (1.8%)

6 (6.1%)

8 (3.9%)

0.108

1–9%

15 (13.8%)

10 (10.2%)

25 (12.1%)

10–24%

25 (22.9%)

30 (30.6%)

55 (26.6%)

25–49%

22 (20.2%)

25 (25.5%)

47 (22.7%)

50% or more

45 (41.3%)

27 (27.6%)

72 (34.8%)

Please indicate how many patients you have worked with who are tracheotomized and ventilator assisted?

None

4 (3.7%)

19 (82.6%)

23 (11.1%)

0.001

1–10

44 (40.4%)

41 (41.8%)

85 (41.1%)

11–15

9 (8.3%)

12 (12.2%)

21 (10.1%)

11–50

20 (18.3%)

14 (14.3%)

34 (16.4%)

more than 50

32 (29.4%)

12 (12.2%)

44 (21.3%)

Prior to treating patients independently, approximately how many hours formal training did you receive in tracheostomy management?

None

7 (6.4%)

20 (20.4%)

27 (13%)

0.000

1–5

50 (45.9%)

58 (59.2%)

108 (52.2%)

6–10

20 (18.3%)

8 (8.2%)

28 (13.5%)

11–20

10 (9.2%)

5 (5.1%)

15 (7.2%)

more than 20

22 (20.2%)

7 (7.1%)

29 (14%)

Prior to treating patients independently, how many hours of clinical supervision did you gain in tracheostomy management (postgraduate)?

None

9 (8.3%)

30 (30.6%)

39 (18.8%)

0.000

1–5

50 (45.9%)

42 (42.9%)

92 (44.4%)

6–10

16 (14.7%)

15 (15.3%)

31 (15%)

11–20

6 (5.5%)

6 (6.1%)

12 (5.8%)

more than 20

28 (25.7%)

5 (5.1%)

33 (15.9%)

Does your department have a formal tracheostomy competency training program?

99 (90.8%)

74 (75.5%)

173 (83.6%)

0.003