Table 2 Mean (SD) and p values for factorial ANOVA for three EBP training groups (n = 880), for four stages of training (n = 915) and for five discipline groups (n = 887) for Relevance, Terminology, Confidence, Practice and Sympathy.

Prior exposure to EBP

No training n = 618

49 (10)^a

40 (12)^a

34 (8)^a

21 (7)^ab

21 (3)^a

≤ 20 h training n = 106

55 (8)^a

47 (13)^a

35 (6)

23 (5)^a

22 (4)^ab

> 20 h training n = 156

58 (8)^a

52 (11)^a

37 (8)^a

24 (7)^b

21 (4)^b

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.003

Stage of training

1^st year n = 236

45 (8)^a

36 (13)^a

34 (7)^a

20 (7)^a

21 (3)^a

2^nd year n = 300

52 (10)^a

43 (11)^a

34 (8)^b

22 (7)^a

21 (4)^b

3^rd/4^th year n = 345

54 (9)^a

46 (12)^a

35 (8)^c

21 (6)^b

21 (4)^c

Post-graduate n = 34

61 (7)^a

60 (15)^a

40 (10)^abc

27 (7)^ab

26 (4)^{ab c}

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Discipline groups

Physiotherapy n = 242

56 (8)^abc

50 (11)^abc

35 (8)

22 (6)^abc

21 (4)

Podiatry n = 44

53 (10)^de

47 (14)^def

37 (7)^a

22 (6)^d

21 (4)

Occupational Therapy n = 171

53 (9)^afg

40 (12)^ad

35 (8)

25 (7)^adef

21 (3)

Medical Radiation n = 173

48 (8)^bdf

40 (11.0)^be

35 (7)

19 (6)^be

21 (3)

Human Movement n = 257

46 (10)^ceg

38 (13)^cf

33 (8)^a

20 (6)^cf

21 (3)

p value

< 0.001

< 0.001

0.006

< 0.001

0.802