Table 4.

Magnitude of Change in Outcomes for the Two EBP Training Courses for the Physiotherapy Students (n=46)

	EBP1 (T1–T2)				EBP2 (T3–T4)				Mean difference, (T1–T2) to (T3–T4)‡	Difference in ES, (T1–T2) to (T3–T4)‡
EBP outcomes (max. score)	Mean (SD) difference	ES	95% CI (ES)	p-value*	Mean (SD) difference	ES	95% CI (ES)	p-value*
Actual knowledge (12)	3.11 (1.52)	2.05	1.53 to 2.54	<0.001†	1.89 (1.58)	1.20	0.75 to 1.63	<0.001†	−1.22	−0.85
Confidence (55)	4.37 (7.11)	0.61	0.19 to 1.03	0.004†	4.79 (6.08)	0.79	0.36 to 1.21	<0.001†	0.42	0.18
Practice (45)	8.08 (4.58)	1.76	1.27 to 2.23	<0.001†	1.76 (5.62)	0.31	−0.10 to 0.72	0.137	−6.32	−1.45
Relevance (70)	7.17 (6.13)	1.17	0.72 to 1.60	<0.001†	1.20 (7.14)	0.17	−0.24 to 0.58	0.422	−5.97	−1.00
Sympathy (35)	0.15 (3.25)	0.05	−0.36 to 0.45	0.83	0.00 (3.81)	0.00	−0.41 to 0.41	1.000	−0.15	−0.05
Terminology (85)	21.39 (10.26)	2.08	1.56 to 2.57	<0.001†	6.17 (8.17)	0.76	0.33 to 1.17	<0.001†	−15.22	−1.32

^*p-value for the mean difference (2-tailed t-test).

^†Significant at p<0.05).

^‡Negative values indicate a greater change in the first EBP course.

EBP=evidence-based practice; ES=effect size.