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. 2013 Aug 19;4:137–144. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S46785

Table 1.

Knowledge and comfort with managing chronic wounds before and after the chronic wound rotation

Category Pretest mean (%) Posttest mean (%) P (one-tailed) P (paired)
Knowledge (n = 8) Leg ulcers 43 43 0.5 1
Pressure ulcers 33 73 0.002 0.0058
General wound care 49 71 0.031 0.063
Total 42 62 0.011 0.021
Score scale Pretest mean* Posttest mean P (one-tailed) P (paired)

Level of comfort^ (n = 5) 1–5 3.2 1.9 0.006 0.011

Notes:

*

Scores for prerotation and postrotation were compared by unpaired Student’s t-test (one-tailed) and paired Student’s t-test (paired);

^

Scored on a five-point scale, where 1 was very comfortable and 5 was very uncomfortable.