Table 3.

Differences in ACPR knowledge, performance ability, confidence in performance, and problem-solving ability between two groups before and after education (N = 42)

Variables	Exp. (n = 21)	Con. (n = 21)	t	p*	Categories	F	p†
	M ± SD
ACPR Knowledge
Pretest	52.14 ± 19.07	53.33 ± 13.54	0.23	.817	Group	8.21	.007
Posttest	81.19 ± 8.50	71.42 ± 11.95	−3.05	.004	Time	11.60	<.001
After 2 weeks	78.10 ± 8.87	59.76 ± 11.00	−5.94	<.001	Group*Time	44.09	<.001
ACPR Performance Ability
Pretest	2.39 ± 0.88	2.60 ± 0.64	0.87	.385	Group	3.10	.086
Posttest	3.99 ± 0.63	3.46 ± 0.61	−2.73	.009	Time	248.33	<.001
After 2 weeks	4.03 ± 0.56	3.34 ± 0.53	−4.02	<.001	Group*Time	28.91	<.001
ACPR Confidence in Performance
Pretest	3.50 ± 1.97	3.54 ± 1.69	0.06	.947	Group	199.30	<.001
Posttest	7.91 ± 1.34	5.84 ± 1.20	−5.24	<.001	Time	22.05	<.001
After 2 weeks	8.15 ± 1.13	5.79 ± 1.27	−6.35	<.001	Group*Time	13.95	<.001
Problem-Solving Ability
Pretest	3.35 ± 0.55	3.22 ± 0.42	−0.81	.420	Group	23.88	<.001
Posttest	4.08 ± 0.44	3.32 ± 0.42	−5.60	<.001	Time	49.64	<.001
After 2 weeks	4.16 ± 0.39	3.23 ± 0.36	−7.96	<.001	Group*Time	39.86	<.001

Exp. Experimental group, Cont. Control group

* P-value of t-test between groups at each time point

† Repeated Measures ANOVA p-value between groups at each time point