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. 2015 Dec 2;14:67. doi: 10.1186/s12912-015-0116-4

Table 3.

Differences in dementia knowledge according to general characteristics

Variables		n	t or F	p ^*	Scheffé
Gender	Male	22	−0.14	0.88
Gender	Female	126	−0.14	0.88
Grade level	First^a	36	7.04	<0.001^*	a,b < c,d
	Second^b	38
	Third^c	39
	Fourth^d	35
Dementia education	Yes	63	2.60	0.01^*
Dementia education	No	85	2.60	0.01^*
Mean hours of education	Less than 2 h	41	0.90	0.36
Mean hours of education	More than 2 h	22	0.90	0.36
Family member with dementia	Yes	24	−1.27	0.21
Family member with dementia	No	124	−1.27	0.21
Experience in caring for persons with dementia	Yes	63	0.58	0.56
Experience in caring for persons with dementia	No	85	0.58	0.56
Cared for people with dementia during clinical placement	Yes	62	−3.79	<0.001^*
Cared for people with dementia during clinical placement	No	86	−3.79	<0.001^*
Exposure to information of dementia	Yes	111	−2.25	0.02^*
Exposure to information of dementia	No	37	−2.25	0.02^*

^* p < 0.05

Difference was statistically significant between a, b and c, d by Scheffe's post-hoc comparison