Table 4.

Changes to knowledge and confidence following facility staff face-to-face education

Question	Pre-Education (n = 348)	Post-education (n = 434)	P value
How much do you know about risk factors for low vitamin D levels? (proportion answering ‘considerable knowledge’ or ‘very knowledgeable’)	17.5	73.0	< 0.0001*
How confident are you at identifying residents at risk of vitamin D deficiency? (proportion answering ‘considerable confidence’ or ‘very confident’)	13.5	60.1	< 0.0001*
How much do you know about vitamin D supplements (benefits, risks, indicators, doses)? (proportion answering ‘considerable knowledge’ or ‘very knowledgeable’)	12.6	67.7	< 0.0001*
How confident are you about answering questions from residents or families about vitamin D supplements? (proportion answering ‘considerable confidence’ or ‘very confident’)	12.4	58.5	< 0.0001*

*Represents a significant difference of p ≤ 0.05, using the χ² test