The Influence of Saudi National COVID-19 Preparedness Programs on Triage Decision-Making Skills of Healthcare Practitioners During the 2020 Peak of the 1st Wave of COVID-19

Figures & data

Table 1 Mean Scores of TDMI Subscales

Skills	n	Number of Items	Range	Mean	SD
Cognitive	213	6	6–30.	22.8	4.61
Critical thinking	213	10	10–50.	38.7	6.29
Confidence	213	8	8–40.	31.2	5.25
Intuition	213	7	7–35.	24.6	4.96

Table 2 TDM Skills in Relation to Demographic Data

Skills	Demographic Variable	F/T	P-value
Cognitive skills	Age	3.13	0.02*
	Gender	1.42	0.15
	Speciality	0.39	0.69
	Professional experience in ERs	3.81	0.02*
Critical thinking skills	Age	0.78	0.50
	Gender	1.43	0.15
	Speciality	−0.14	0.89
	Professional experience in ERs	1.23	0.29
Confidence	Age	3.25	0.02*
	Gender	0.18	0.85
	Speciality	−0.03	0.97
	Professional experience in ERs	5.07	0.01*
Intuition skills	Age	1.91	0.12
	Gender	1.82	0.01
	Speciality	−2.09	0.03*
	Professional experience in ERs	4.18	0.01*

Note: *Sig. p < 0.05.

Table 3 TDM Skills in Relation to Hospitals COVID-19 Preparedness Efforts

Skills	Hospitals COVID-19 Preparedness Efforts	F/T	P-value
Cognitive skills	TTP	4.27	0.01*
	DPP	2.06	0.04*
	Mock Drills	1.09	0.27
Critical thinking skills	TTP	3.40	0.03*
	DPP	1.65	0.09
	Mock Drills	0.84	0.40
Confidence	TTP	4.02	0.01*
	DPP	1.71	0.08
	Mock Drills	2.09	0.03*
Intuition skills	TTP	3.95	0.02*
	DPP	1.60	0.11
	Mock Drills	1.83	0.06

Note: *Sig. p < 0.05.