Table 1.
Evaluation of Empowered Health Consciousness: pre-post ratings (N=114).
| Survey items | Pretraining | Posttraining | t valueb | P value | |
| Mean (SDa) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| I know the differences between proper use, misuse, and abuse of prescription drugs. | 4.46 (0.79) | 4.71 (0.74) | −3.32 | .001 | |
| I am confident that I have the skills I need to avoid misuse of prescription drugs. | 4.53 (0.66) | 4.68 (0.67) | −2.73 | .007 | |
| I am motivated to understand factors that could lead me to misuse prescription drugs. | 4.32 (0.85) | 4.56 (0.75) | −3.57 | .001 | |
| I can identify healthy alternatives for dealing with pain or stress other than use of prescription drugs. | 4.15 (0.78) | 4.70 (0.59) | −7.95 | .001 | |
| Staying conscious of my own health can protect me from misusing prescription drugs. | 4.41 (0.66) | 4.67 (0.61) | −4.37 | .001 | |
| I clearly understand the reasons for not sharing prescription drugs at work. | 4.71 (0.56) | 4.84 (0.47) | −2.99 | .003 | |
| I know things that parents can do to prevent their teenagers from abuse of prescription drugs. | 3.45 (1.15) | 4.39 (0.80) | −9.62 | .001 | |
| I have healthy life-style and coping factors that keep me from misusing such drugs. | 4.37 (0.74) | 4.61 (0.65) | −3.57 | .001 | |
| I can weigh the benefits and risks of using prescription drugs. | 4.43 (0.75) | 4.76 (0.52) | −5.39 | .001 | |
| Overall, I am confident that I can avoid misusing or sharing prescription drugs. | 4.62 (0.6) | 4.83 (0.48) | −3.93 | .001 | |
aSD: standard deviation.
bDegrees of freedom=113.