Table 4.
Changes in medical students’ mental health first aid intentions, confidence, knowledge and stigma
| Online | Face-to-face | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-course Mean (SD) | Post-course Mean (SD) | P value | Cohen’s d | Pre-course Mean (SD) | Post-course Mean (SD) | P value | Cohen’s d | |
| MHFA intentions | 4.02 (1.71) | 6.71 (2.96) | .00 | 1.11 | 3.83 (1.84) | 6.08 (2.77) | .00 | 0.96 |
| Confidence | 2.11 (.63) | 3.17 (.51) | .00 | 1.85 | 2.95 (.81) | 3.33 (.58) | .00 | 0.54 |
| Knowledge | 4.02 (1.71) | 6.71 (3.00) | .00 | 1.10 | 3.83 (1.84) | 6.08 (2.77) | .00 | 0.96 |
| Personal stigma – Weak not sick | 1.54 (.44) | 1.38 (.42) | .00 | 0.37 | 1.64 (.46) | 1.49 (.39) | .01 | 0.35 |
| Personal stigma – Dangerous and unpredictable | 2.14 (.55) | 1.85 (.54) | .00 | 0.53 | 2.20 (.63) | 1.88 (.69) | .00 | 0.48 |
| Perceived stigma – Weak not sick | 3.57 (.69) | 3.60 (.68) | .60 | 0.04 | 3.58 (.56) | 3.62 (.74) | .67 | 0.06 |
| Perceived stigma – Dangerous and unpredictable | 3.42 (.68) | 3.42 (.78) | .92 | 0.00 | 3.46 (.69) | 3.53 (.84) | .53 | 0.09 |
| Social distance | 2.11 (.67) | 1.93 (.58) | .00 | 0.29 | 2.11 (.62) | 2.01 (.59) | .19 | 0.17 |
Note: Paired sample t test.