Table 3.

Comparison of postgraduate nursing students’ patient education communication competencepre- and post-intervention (N = 74)

Items	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	T value	p value
	M(SD)	M(SD)
Total score	163.36(12.78)	197.49(10.67)	26.432	0.000**
Prepare for the interview	24.33(2.19)	28.72(1.48)	5.629	0.000**
Initiate the communication	28.73(1.92)	33.17(1.32)	6.381	0.000**
Gather information	42.83(2.58)	51.18(2.21)	12.182	0.000**
Share information	21.35(1.85)	28.42(2.24)	7.282	0.000**
Elicit and understand the patient’s perspective	23.37(1.88)	28.29(1.27)	5.724	0.000**
Close the interview	22.75(2.36)	27.71(2.15)	4.382	0.000**

Note. M = mean, SD Standard deviation

** p < 0.001