Table 1 Items of the self-efficacy questionnaire

Domain: helping in general

1. I can help other people if I try hard.

2. When I want to help other people, I am certain that I can accomplish my goals.

Domain: helping in cardiac arrest

3. In a cardiac arrest situation I am confident that I could deal efficiently.

4. I can handle the situation if cardiac arrest comes my way.

Domain: diminished emotional arousal to cardiac arrest

5. Thanks to my resourcefulness, I can handle unforeseen situations in a resuscitation-situation.

6. I can remain calm when facing a cardiac arrest situation because I can rely on my coping abilities.

Response format: 1 = Not at all true 2 = Hardly true 3 = Moderately true 4 = Exactly true