Table 3.
Comparison of outcome variables based on learners’ characteristics at baseline (N = 1069)
| DKAS – Total score | DAS – Total score | SNCW – Total score | SCIDS – Total score | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | F/t | p | Mean (SD) | F/t | p | Mean (SD) | F/t | p | Mean (SD) | F/t | p | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||
| Male | 28.4 (8.6) | .847 | .397† | 100.6 (12.9) | −1.84 | .066† | 117.5 (14.4) | −1.98 | .051† | 42.3 (6.8) | −1.90 | .058† |
| Female | 27.7 (8.3) | 102.6 (11.7) | 120.0 (13.6) | 43.7 (8.3) | ||||||||
| Age groups | 3.89 | .002‡ | 0.59 | .707‡ | 9.94 | < .001‡ | 6.41 | < .001‡ | ||||
| ≤ 24 | 26.0 (8.4) | 101.5 (8.9) | 116.7 (13.0) | 42.4 (6.9) | ||||||||
| 25–34 | 28.6 (8.0) | 101.6 (13.3) | 115.4 (13.0) | 41.5 (7.1) | ||||||||
| 35–44 | 28.8 (9.2) | 102.9 (11.8) | 120.6 (13.4) | 43.6 (7.4) | ||||||||
| 45–54 | 26.6 (8.1) | 102.5 (11.4) | 122.4 (14.0) | 44.9 (8.3) | ||||||||
| 55–64 | 29.1 (8.0) | 103.3 (11.6) | 121.7 (13.3) | 44.5 (8.1) | ||||||||
| ≥ 65 | 27.6 (8.2) | 101.8 (15.1) | 116.4 (18.2) | 44.0 (14.7) | ||||||||
| Types of staff | 21.36 | < .001‡ | 6.16 | < .001‡ | 10.48 | < .001‡ | 29.14 | < .001‡ | ||||
| Care assistants | 26.9 (7.8) | 103.0 (11.7) | 122.1 (12.8) | 45.0 (7.6) | ||||||||
| Supporting staff | 20.0 (7.7) | 98.9 (12.2) | 120.4 (17.1) | 41.4 (8.0) | ||||||||
| Clerical staff | 24.4 (9.1) | 96.2 (11.6) | 112.7 (12.4) | 35.7 (9.5) | ||||||||
| Professional staff | 31.2 (8.0) | 103.0 (11.9) | 117.1 (13.9) | 42.7 (7.1) | ||||||||
| Managerial staff | 28.5 (10.0) | 102.6 (12.8) | 117.7 (14.5) | 43.7 (7.7) | ||||||||
| Provision of direct services to people with dementia in daily job duties | 2.53 | .012 | 4.91 | < .001† | 4.85 | < .001† | 7.12 | < .001† | ||||
| Yes | 28.2 (8.3) | 103.1 (11.6) | 120.5 (13.5) | 44.3 (7.6) | ||||||||
| No | 26.3 (8.5) | 97.9 (12.7) | 114.5 (14.3) | 39.3 (8.6) | ||||||||
| Ever received dementia care training before this study | 41.69 | < .001‡ | 47.53 | < .001‡ | 18.32 | < .001‡ | 30.61 | < .001‡ | ||||
| Yes, more than once | 30.8 (8.2) | 106.2 (11.8) | 122.3 (13.0) | 45.4 (7.8) | ||||||||
| Yes, once only | 28.1 (7.7) | 103.5 (10.4) | 120.8 (13.7) | 44.8 (7.7) | ||||||||
| No | 25.1 (8.2) | 97.8 (11.9) | 116.2 (14.0) | 41.0 (7.9) | ||||||||
Footnote: N total number, SD standard deviation, DKAS The Dementia Knowledge Assessment Scale, DAS Dementia Attitudes Scale, SCIDS The Sense of Competence in Dementia Care, SNCW Satisfaction with Nursing Care and Work Assessment Scale; †p value of the t-statistic by independent sample-t test; ‡p value of the F-statistic by ANOVA test