Table 1

Comparison of Incident Information Management System (IIMS) users' (n=1708) and non-users' (n=445) training experiences*

Training experienceResults of χ2 analyses comparing IIMS users and non-users
UsersNon-users
(1) Undertook IIMS training
Yes1484 (87.1%)324 (73.1%)
No220 (12.9%)119 (26.9%)
Total1704 (100%)443 (100%)
χ2=51.47, df 1, p=0.000
(2) Form of IIMS training
Presentation/course960 (64.4%)208 (63.4%)
Colleague explained294 (19.7%)65 (19.8%)
Online184 (12.3%)43 (13.1%)
CD/DVD53 (3.6%)12 (3.7%)
Total1491 (100%)328 (100%)
χ2=0.176, df 3, p=0.981
(3) ‘The training I received provided me with the skills to report an incident on IIMS’
Agree strongly/agree1141 (77.0%)201 (61.7%)
Neutral115 (7.8%)55 (16.9%)
Disagree strongly/disagree225 (15.2%)70 (21.5%)
Total1481 (100%)326 (100%)
χ2=38.52, df 2, p=0.000
  • * Of the 2185 survey participants, 2153 specified whether they had used IIMS and are the focus of this table. Of these, six did not answer item 1. While 1808 said they undertook IIMS training (item 1), 1819 specified their type of training (item 2). Of these, 12 did not rate their training (item 3).