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Table 3 Baseline comparison of the two groups regarding the study variablesa

From: The effects of empathy skills training on nursing students’ empathy and attitudes toward elderly people

Group

Control (n = 31)

Intervention (n = 32)

Total

P-value

Variables

Mean (±SD)

Mean (±SD)

Mean (±SD)

Age

22.8 (±2.17)

22.5 (±1.07)

22.7 (±1.62)

0.521

Attitude towards elderly people

110 (±12.3)

110.8 (±10.9)

110.4 (±11.5)

0.775

Empathy

78.6 (±10.1)

77.8 (±10.7)

78.1 (±10.3)

0.77

  1. aIndependent t-test