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Table 3 Effects of EBP education program for undergraduate nursing students

From: Effects of an evidence-based practice education program using multifaceted interventions: a quasi-experimental study with undergraduate nursing students

Variables

Group

Mean ± Standard Deviation

Source

F

p value

Pretest

Post-test 1

Post-test 2

Before the program

Immediately after program

6 weeks after program

EBP Knowledge

Experimental

3.26 ± 0.40

4.27 ± 0.51

4.16 ± 0.46

Group

22.35

< 0.001

Control

3.27 ± 0.46

3.34 ± 0.55

3.33 ± 0.67

Time

25.56

<.0001

    

Group x Time

19.77

< 0.001

EBP skills

Experimental

 

9.01 ± 1.52

7.66 ± 1.62

   

Control

 

3.44 ± 1.45

3.65 ± 1.63

   

t

 

12.45

8.02

   

p value

 

<.001

<.001

   

EBP attitudes

Experimental

3.67 ± 0.36

4.33 ± 0.42

4.24 ± 0.42

Group

12.61

0.001

Control

3.79 ± 0.32

3.77 ± 0.34

3.72 ± 0.34

Time

18.95

< 0.001

    

Group x Time

24.05

< 0.001

EBP competencies

Experimental

3.06 ± 0.48

4.34 ± 0.37

4.18 ± 0.36

Group

39.12

< 0.001

Control

3.04 ± 0.61

3.04 ± 0.51

3.14 ± 0.55

Time

58.59

< 0.001

    

Group x Time

51.47

< 0.001

Future use of EBP

Experimental

3.83 ± 0.51

4.33 ± 0.44

4.38 ± 0.47

Group

4.86

0.033

Control

3.84 ± 0.55

4.01 ± 0.56

3.85 ± 0.46

Time

12.39

< 0.001

    

Group x Time

7.30

0.001

Critical thinking

Experimental

3.39 ± 0.35

3.72 ± 0.36

3.78 ± 0.37

Group

7.52

0.009

Control

3.35 ± 0.49

3.29 ± 0.42

3.30 ± 0.47

Time

9.24

< 0.001

    

Group x Time

17.07

< 0.001