Table 3. Employee knowledge of ageing and attitudes toward elderly before and after AFH certification (n = 163).
Variables | Pretest M±SD (correct %) |
Posttest M±SD (correct %) |
t |
---|---|---|---|
Facts on Ageing Quiz 1 | |||
Overall | 46.90±8.99 (46.90%) | 54.55±8.85 (54.55%) | 10.73*** |
Physical | 19.12±3.75 (68%) | 22.40±2.97 (80%) | 10.77*** |
Psychological | 8.83±3.70 (43%) | 9.20±3.75 (52%) | 1.32 |
Social | 18.94±4.89 (31%) | 22.92±4.93 (32%) | 8.67*** |
Geriatric Attitude Scale | 2.88±0.29 | 3.00±0.22 | 5.05*** |
Note: M = mean; SD = standard deviation;
*p<0.05,
**p<0.01,
***p<0.001.