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Table 3 Descriptive data and analyses for six EBP domains for matched groups from baseline to ‘graduation’

From: Changes in physiotherapy students’ knowledge and perceptions of EBP from first year to graduation: a mixed methods study

Domain

Baseline mean (SD) [95% CI]

Graduation mean (SD) [95% CI]

Baseline→ Graduation Mean increase (95% CI)

Baseline→ Graduation Raw p values

Effect size (ES)

Relevance (n = 55)

51.1 (7.0)

64.7 (4.5)

13.6 (11.7–15.5)

p ≤ 0.001

ES 2.29↑

Terminology n = 53)

36.8 (11.1)

68.2 (8.6)

31.3 (27.7–35.0)

p ≤ 0.001

ES 3.13↑

Confidence (n = 55)

33.7 (7.6)

44.9 (5.8)

11.3 (9.1–13.4)

p ≤ 0.001

ES 1.67↑

Practice (n = 51)

17.5 (5.2)

27.2 (5.5) (26.9) (5.4))

9.7 (7.7–11.6)

p ≤ 0.001

ES 1.8↑

Sympathy(n = 55)

21.6 (2.7)

23.5 (4.5)

1.8 (0.5–3.2)

p = 0.008

ES 0.49↑

Knowledge (actual) (n = 50)

2.6 (1.3)

8.8 (1.6)

6.2 (5.6–6.8)

p ≤ 0.001

ES 4.3↑

  1. CI Confidence interval, EBP Evidence-based practice