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

Table 3 Differences in knowledge, self-efficacy, intentions and behaviour between patients and researchers across study timepoints

	Mean Δ BL to PC (PC – BL)* (SD)^a		Test of difference between patient and researcher^b	Mean Δ PC to 6 M (6 M – PC)** (SD)^a		Test of difference between patient and researcher^b
	Patients	Researchers	Test of difference between patient and researcher^b	Patients	Researchers	Test of difference between patient and researcher^b
Knowledge	1.50 (1.31)	1.58 (0.83)	Z score = p = 0.56	0.20 (0.50)	0.08 (0.41)	p = 0.68
Self-efficacy	1.60 (0.96)	1.72 (0.89)	p = 0.69	0.15 (0.43)	0.04 (0.39)	p = 0.49
Intentions	− 0.04 (0.81)	0.21 (0.57)	p = 0.12	0.21 (0.65)	0.03 (0.46)	p = 0.26
Behaviour	0.50 (1.93)	0.87 (1.61)	p = 0.16	0.04 (1.42)	0.48 (1.04)	p = 0.58

BL Baseline timepoint, PC post-course timepoint, 6M 6-month timepoint, SD standard deviation
^aDescriptive statistics: mean score and standard deviation
^bTwo-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum test (Z-score and p-value)
^*Includes only participants who completed BL and PC
^**Includes only participants who completed PC and 6M

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