Table 3.
Changes in physiotherapists’ self-confidence, pain attitudes and beliefs from before to after the workshop (n = 116)
| Mean (SD) | Within-subjects effects | Within-subjects simple contrasts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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F-value; p-value; Effect Size |
Change from baseline Mean (95% CI) |
F-value; p-value; Effect Size | ||
| PCS |
F(2.7, 312) = 28.3; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.197 |
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| Before | 10.4 (2.4) | |||
| Directly after | 8.8 (2.1) | −1.6 (− 1.9 to − 1.2) | F(1, 115) = 60.3; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.344 | |
| 3 months post | 8.9 (2.2) | − 1.5 (− 1.9 to − 1.0) | F(1, 115) = 44.1; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.277 | |
| 12 months post | 8.7 (2.2) | −1.7 (−2.0 to − 1.3) | F(1, 115) = 95.6; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.454 | |
| PABS-PT, BM |
F(2, 230) = 7.2; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.059 |
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| Before | 32.0 (7.0) | |||
| 3 months post | 31.2 (6.9) | −0.8 (−1.8 to 0.1) | F(1, 115) = 2.9; p = 0.09; ηp2 = 0.024 | |
| 12 months post | 30.3 (6.5) | −1.7 (− 2.5 to − 0.9) | F(1, 115) = 18.1; p < 0.001; ηp2 = 0.136 | |
| PABS-PT, BPS |
F(2, 230) = 4.2; p = 0.016; ηp2 = 0.035 |
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| Before | 38.9 (4.8) | |||
| 3 months post | 39.6 (4.1) | 0.7 (− 0.1 to 1.5) | F(1, 115) = 2.9; p = 0.09; ηp2 = 0.025 | |
| 12 months post | 40.0 (3.7) | 1.1 (0.4 to 1.8) | F(1, 115) = 8.8; p < 0.01; ηp2 = 0.071 | |
Abbreviations: SD Standard Deviation, CI Confidence Interval, ηp2 Partial Eta Squared, PCS Practitioner Self-Confidence Scale (score 4–20, lower score indicates higher self-confidence), PABS-PT Pain Attitudes and Beliefs Scale for Physiotherapists, BM Biomedical orientation (score 10–60 indicates higher score higher orientation), BPS Biopsychosocial orientation (score 9–54, indicates higher score higher orientation)