Table 4.
Means, standard deviations, frequencies and percent, and statistical comparisons of supplementary analyses
| Profession | Nurs. | SA | Psyh. | Psych. | Statistical tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BPD last month | 3.67 (3.94) | 1.84 (2.68) | 1.81 (2.09) | 2.95 (4.21) | F(3,372) =10.18***, η2 = .08 |
| BPD last 12 months | 11.30 (17.56) | 3.02 (3.48) | 3.44 (4.14) | 17.44 (35.95) | F(3,372) =10.33***, η2 = .08 |
| Knowledge in DBT | 2.01 (1.07) | 2.13 (1.22) | 2.07 (1.06) | 2.43 (1.09) | F(3,635) =5.02**, η2 = .02 |
| Interest in short-term | 4.05 (0.90) | 3.99 (1.07) | 3.94 (0.97) | 3.74 (1.12) | F(3,652) =3.36*, η2 = .02 |
| Interest in long-term | 3.85 (1.04) | 4.08 (1.01) | 4.15 (0.79) | 3.61 (1.12) | F(3,652) =8.83**, η2 = .04 |
| Interest in therapy | 234 (93.2%) | 95 (96.0%) | 150 (94.9%) | 145 (87.9%) | χ2 (3) = 12.58** |
| Interest in diagnostic | 226 (89.7%) | 89 (89.9%) | 133 (84.7%) | 118 (71.5%) | χ2 (3) = 8.63* |
Note. Nursing=Nurs. Social work=SA; Psychology=Psyh; Psychiatry=Psych. The first two rows are numbers of BPD patients treated last month or last 12 months; The next five rows are reports on knowledge in DBT, interest in learning short-term therapy and long-term methods for patients with BPD, interest in improving therapeutic and diagnostic skills; Standard deviations are presented in parentheses/percent; DBT = Dialectic Behavior Therapy; *p < .05, **p<. 01, ***p < .001.