Bridging the intergenerational gap: the outcomes of a student-initiated, longitudinal, inter-professional, inter-generational home visit program

Table 5 Palmore score in healthcare undergraduate

Group	No.	Pre-Intervention Score (mean, 95%CI)	P-value (comparison between groups for pre-intervention score)	Post-Intervention Score (mean, 95%CI)	Mean Difference	P-value	Comparison between groups
All university students	127	15.7 (15.1–16.2)		16.2 (15.7–16.6)	0.49 (− 0.095–1.07)	0.10
Gender			0.050				0.43
Male	48	16.3 (15.5–17.1)		16.5 (15.9–17.1)	0.19 (− 0.61–0.98)	0.64
Female	79	15.3 (14.5–16.1)		15.9 (15.4–16.5)	0.67 (− 0.14–1.49)	0.11
Year of Study			0.13				0.087
Year 1 and 2	93	16.0 (15.4–16.7)		16.2 (15.8–16.7)	0.18 (− 0.48–0.85)	0.59
Year 3 to 5	34	14.7 (13.5–15.8)		16.0 (15.1–16.8)	1.32 (0.11–2.54)	0.034
Faculty			0.20				0.14
Medical	44	16.0 (14.9–17.1)		16.8 (16.2–17.4)	0.77 (−0.33–1.87)	0.16
Nursing	14	13.8 (11.2–16.3)		15.5 (14.4–16.6)	1.71 (− 1.05–4.48)	0.20
Pharmacy	51	16.1 (15.3–16.8)		15.7 (15.0–16.4)	- 0.37 (− 1.11–0.36)	0.31
Social Work	13	15.2 (13.7–16.7)		16.7 (15.4–18.0)	1.54 (− 0.16–3.24)	0.072
Therapist	5	15.0 (13.6–16.4)		15.6 (13.9–17.3)	0.60 (− 1.98–3.18)	0.553
Living with grandparents			0.14				0.55
Yes	18	16.3 (15.3–17.2)		16.3 (15.2–17.5)	0.056 (− 1.12–1.23)	0.922
No	109	15.6 (14.9–16.2)		16.1 (15.7–16.6)	0.56 (− 0.097–1.22)	0.094
Have you volunteered in an old person facility?			0.59				0.26
Yes	95	15.8 (15.1–16.5)		16.1 (15.7–16.6)	0.30 (− 0.43–1.02)	0.42
No	32	15.1 (14.1–16.2)		16.2 (15.3–17.1)	1.06 (0.17–1.96)	0.021

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