Table 5 Discriminative validity for participants with (n = 96) and without (n = 53) EBP course (5 ECTS points)
Domain | EBP course | No EBP course | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | Mean difference | 95% CI | P value | Effect size (Cohen’s d) | |
Relevance | 96 | 58.7 (6.5) | 53 | 53.3 (7.5) | 5.39 | 3.05 to 7.73 | <0.001 | 0.76 |
Sympathy | 96 | 20.3 (3.0) | 53 | 20.3 (3.1) | 0.02 | −1.06 to 1.07 | 1.0 | 0.01 |
Terminology | 96 | 51.6 (11.9) | 53 | 39.1 (13.3) | 12.51 | 8.32 to 16.71 | <0.001 | 0.99 |
Practice | 96 | 21.2 (5.8) | 53 | 21.4 (5.3) | −0.19 | −2.10 to 1.70 | 0.84 | 0.04 |
Confidence | 96 | 33.8 (8.3) | 53 | 28.8 (8.4) | 4.97 | 2.14 to 7.80 | 0.001 | 0.59 |