Table 3.
Comparison of scores overall and for each of the four subscales of the Chinese version of the PHASe by demographics (n = 520).
| Variable |
Factor 1a |
Factor 2a |
Factor 3a |
Factor 4a |
Total Score |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | P | ESb | Mean (SD) | P | ESb | Mean (SD) | P | ESb | Mean (SD) | P | ESb | Mean (SD) | P | ESb | |
| Gender | |||||||||||||||
| Men (n = 43) | 19.56 (4.171) | 0.476 | 0.11 | 15.07 (3.487) | 0.009 | 0.38 | 6.47 (2.164) | 0.081 | 0.28 | 15.33 (1.899) | 0.749 | 0.05 | 56.42 (8.438) | 0.218 | 0.18 |
| Women (n = 477) | 19.09 (4.162) | 16.27 (2.837) | 7.08 (2.196) | 15.42 (1.879) | 57.86 (7.210) | ||||||||||
| Level of education | |||||||||||||||
| Associate degree (n = 187) | 18.65 (3.875) | 0.052 | 0.18 | 15.85 (2.778) | 0.058 | 0.17 | 7.02 (2.130) | 0.978 | 0.00 | 15.41 (1.982) | 0.988 | 0.00 | 56.94 (6.645) | 0.052 | 0.17 |
| ≥ BSc degree (n = 333) | 19.39 (4.295) | 16.35 (2.972) | 7.03 (2.238) | 15.41 (1.684) | 58.19 (7.647) | ||||||||||
| Smoking | |||||||||||||||
| Currently/formerly (n = 15) | 16.93 (4.061) | 0.038 | 0.55 | 15.07 (3.955) | 0.286 | 0.33 | 6.73 (1.831) | 0.602 | 0.15 | 15.20 (1.781) | 0.656 | 0.12 | 53.93 (8.102) | 0.041 | 0.51 |
| Never (n = 505) | 19.19 (4.149) | 16.21 (2.873) | 7.03 (2.209) | 15.42 (1.883) | 57.85 (7.274) | ||||||||||
| Adult care experience | |||||||||||||||
| Yes (n = 262) | 18.92 (4.122) | 0.267 | 0.10 | 16.62 (2.465) | <0.001 | 0.31 | 7.06 (2.158) | 0.677 | 0.04 | 15.84 (1.764) | <0.001 | 0.47 | 58.44 (6.945) | 0.026 | 0.20 |
| No (n = 258) | 19.33 (4.197) | 15.72 (3.246) | 6.98 (2.240) | 14.98 (1.898) | 57.02 (7.630) | ||||||||||
| Prior physical healthcare training | |||||||||||||||
| Yes (n = 74) | 19.91 (4.317) | 0.081 | 0.22 | 16.53 (2.873) | 0.259 | 0.14 | 7.18 (2.278) | 0.525 | 0.08 | 16.09 (1.830) | 0.001 | 0.43 | 59.70 (7.851) | 0.012 | 0.31 |
| No (n = 446) | 19.00 (4.124) | 16.11 (2.917) | 7.00 (2.186) | 15.30 (1.865) | 57.41 (7.186) | ||||||||||
Factor 1 = Involvement in physical healthcare (six items), Factor 2 = Attitude to smoking (four items), Factor 3 = Perception of obstacles to engagement in physical healthcare (three items), and Factor 4 = Confidence in physical healthcare practice (six items).
ES = effect size.
BS = Bachelor of Science.