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. 2006 Mar 21;63(7):461–468. doi: 10.1136/oem.2005.020032

Table 6 Pre‐ and post‐test means and gain of sumscores on knowledge, attitude, actual behaviour, and intended behaviour of forklift drivers.

Experimental group (n = 65) Control group (n = 34) 90% CI for difference
Mean sum (SD) Mean sum (SD)
Knowledge
 Pretest mean M1 15.9 (2.8) 16.2 (2.4) (−1.5 to 0.7)
 Post‐test mean M2 16.5 (2.3) 16.3 (3.0) (−1.0 to 1.3)
 Gain score M2‐M1 0.6 (2.2) 0.1 (3.1) (−0.5 to 1.6)
Attitude
 Pretest mean M1 13.5 (10.2) 16.1 (9.5) (−6.8 to 1.7)
 Post‐test mean M2 18.1 (10.7) 16.5 (9.4) (−2.7 to 6.0)
 Gain score M2‐M1 4.7 (8.8) 0.6 (9.7) (0.6 to 7.3)*
Actual behaviour
 Pretest mean M1 2.9 (9.7) 0.7 (10.3) (−2.2 to 6.8)
 Post‐test mean M2 4.0 (9.7) 3.4 (8.1) (−3.2 to 4.3)
 Gain score M2‐M1 1.3 (7.7) 3.2 (6.9) (−4.6 to 0.8)
Intended behaviour
 Mean sum score 8.3 (1.7) 6.8 (1.7) (0.8 to 2.1)**

*p for difference = 0.03, t test, one‐tailed; **p<0.001, t test, one‐tailed.