From: Predictors of evidence-based practice competency among Tunisian nursing students
 | Attitudes | Skills | Knowledge | EBP competency | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | r | p | r | p | r | p | r | p |
Age | ||||||||
 r (pearson) | 0.089 | 0.088 | 0.431 | p < 0.001 | 0.606 | p < 0.001 | 0.515 | p < 0.001 |
 | m (SD) | p | m (SD) | p | m (SD) | p | m (SD) | p |
Sex | ||||||||
 Female | 4.06 (0.40) | 0.047 | 3.10 (0.75) | 0.001 | 2.75 (0.76) | 0.001 | 3.30 (0.53) | < 0.001 |
 Male | 3.94 (0.40) |  | 2.73 (0.78) |  | 2.38 (0.52) |  | 3.01 (0.41) |  |
Academic degree | ||||||||
 Bachelor degree | 4.02 (0.41) | p < 0.001 | 2.96 (0.76) | p < 0.001 | 2.58 (0.69) | p < 0.001 | 3.19 (0.50) | p < 0.001 |
 Master degree | 4.26 (0.34) |  | 3.74 (0.45) |  | 3.63 (0.43) |  | 3.88 (0.28) |  |
Bachelor level | ||||||||
 First year | 3.94 (0.46) | 0.733 | 2.61 (0.80) | p < 0.001 | 2.10 (0.46) | p < 0.001 | 3.19 (0.42) | p < 0.001 |
 Second year | 3.99 (0.57) |  | 2.92 (0.74) |  | 2.53 (0.59) |  | 3.40 (0.44) |  |
 Third year | 4.01 (0.36) |  | 3.35 (0.78) |  | 3.10 (0.62) |  | 3.62 (0.41) |  |
Master level | ||||||||
 First year | 4.29 (0.32) | 0.553 | 3.88 (0.42) | 0.037 | 3.50 (0.33) | 0.042 | 4.01 (0.28) | 0.673 |
 Second year | 4.22 (0.36) |  | 3.59 (0.43) |  | 3.78 (0.49) |  | 3.97 (0.31) |  |
English language skills | ||||||||
 Below average | 3.50 (0.30) | p < 0.001 | 2.46 (0.51) | p < 0.001 | 2.26 (0.46) | p < 0.001 | 2.74 (0.34) | p < 0.001 |
 Average | 4.04 (0.41) |  | 2.90 (0.72) |  | 2.49 (0.56) |  | 3.14 (0.42) |  |
 Above Average | 4.16 (0.30) |  | 3.27 (0.77) |  | 2.97 (0.82) |  | 3.47 (0.54) |  |
 Excellent | 4.25 (0.28) |  | 3.61 (0.60) |  | 3.14 (0.68) |  | 3.67 (0.47) |  |
Training in research methodology | ||||||||
 Yes | 4.08 (0.35) | 0.026 | 3.28 (0.63) | p < 0.001 | 2.95 (0.69) | p < 0.001 | 3.44 (0.47) | p < 0.001 |
 No | 3.97 (0.49) |  | 2.56 (0.80) |  | 2.14 (0.49) |  | 2.89 (0.45) |  |
Training in statistics | ||||||||
 Yes | 4.12 (0.35) | 0.001 | 3.42 (0.64) | p < 0.001 | 3.14 (0.72) | p < 0.001 | 3.56 (0.48) | p < 0.001 |
 No | 3.97 (0.44) |  | 2.70 (0.72) |  | 2.28 (0.46) |  | 2.98 (0.40) |  |
Familiarity with EBP | ||||||||
 Yes | 3.45 (0.52) | p < 0.001 | 4.14 (0.33) | p < 0.001 | 3.28 (0.71) | p < 0.001 | 2.92 (0.77) | p < 0.001 |
 No | 2.98 (0.42) |  | 3.90 (0.47) |  | 2.70 (0.72) |  | 2.34 (0.51) |  |
Facing staff resistance in implementing/ adopting a new EBP during internship | ||||||||
 Yes | 3.93 (0.49) | p < 0.001 | 3.00 (0.75) | 0.014 | 2.62 (0.72) | p < 0.001 | 3.39 (0.46) | p < 0.001 |
 No | 4.15 (0.39) |  | 3.21 (0.80) |  | 2.93 (0.75) |  | 3.63 (0.45) |  |