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Table 2 Differences in knowledge, self-efficacy, intentions and behaviour between study timepoints

From: Evaluation of the partners in research course: a patient and researcher co-created course to build capacity in patient-oriented research

 

Patients

Researchers

Mean (SD)a

Median [95% CI]a

Test of difference between BL and PCb

Test of difference between PC and 6 Mb

Mean (SD)a

Median [95% CI]a

Test of difference between BL and PCb

Test of difference between PC and 6 Mb

Knowledge

Baseline

4.48 (1.05)

4.53 (4.21, 5.07)

z score = 5.41

z score = 2.27

4.67 (1.14)

4.61 (4.07, 5.01)

z score = 4.76

z score = 0.68

Post course

5.74 (0.63)

5.72 (5.62, 5.99)

p < 0.001*

p = 0.02*

6.16 (0.44)

6.00 (5.89, 6.42)

p < 0.001*

p = 0.50

6 M

6.08 (0.51)

6.15 (5.78, 6.29)

6.23 (0.51)

6.27 (5.99, 6.48)

Self-efficacy

Baseline

4.21 (1.04)

4.25 (3.74, 4.71)

z score = 5.61

z score = 1.75

4.29 (1.25)

4.16 (3.65, 4.99)

z score = 4.87

z score = 0.29

Post course

5.58 (0.58)

5.55 (5.37, 5.88)

p < 0.001*

p = 0.08

4.97 (0.52)

5.96 (5.81, 6.15)

p < 0.001*

p = 0.77

6 M

5.85 (0.54)

5.85 (5.60, 6.18)

6.01 (0.54)

5.94 (5.72, 6.22)

Intentions

Baseline

6.01 (6.01)

6.06 (5.75, 6.38)

z score = 0.68

z score = 2.35

6.01 (0.74)

6.13 (5.63, 6.57)

z score = 0.15

z score = 0.20

Post course

5.95 (0.62)

6.00 (5.64, 6.25)

p = 0.50

p = 0.02*

6.07 (0.61)

6.14 (5.92, 6.45)

p = 0.88

p = 0.85

6 M

6.17 (0.87)

6.38 (6.19, 6.47)

  

6.12 (0.59)

6.20 (5.87, 6.50)

  

Behaviour

Baseline

4.83 (1.83)

5.00 (4.33, 6.00)

z score = 0.66

z score = 0.78

4.19 (1.80)

4.13 (3.00, 5.45)

z score = 2.12

z score = 1.36

Post course

5.10 (1.73)

5.67 (5.00, 6.00)

p = 0.51

p = 0.43

5.21 (1.64)

5.83 (4.67, 6.33)

p = 0.03*

p = 0.17

6 M

5.26 (1.90)

6.00 (5.16, 6.50)

5.73 (1.47)

6.17 (5.44, 6.78)

  1. BL Baseline timepoint, PC post-course timepoint, 6 M 6-month timepoint, SD standard deviation
  2. aDescriptive statistics: mean score and standard deviation, median score and 95% confidence intervals
  3. bTwo-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum test (Z-score and p-value)
  4. *Denotes a significant result