Table 2.
The comparison of attitude scores of the domains and total students towards the elderly before and after the study in the experimental and control groups
| Time | Students' attitude of the elderly | The experimental group | The control group | Independent T-test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |||
| Pre-test | Prejudice to the elderly | 56.6 | 6.2 | 56.3 | 7.1 | p = 0.6 |
| Appreciation of the elderly | 58.06 | 6.3 | 56.9 | 10.9 | p = 0.01 | |
| The total knowledge | 114.69 | 8.4 | 113.34 | 13.6 | p = 0.6 | |
| Post-test | Prejudice to the elderly | 78.5 | 5.7 | 52.6 | 10.1 | p = 0.01 |
| Appreciation of the elderly | 78.8 | 6.9 | 52.9 | 8.4 | p = 0.001 | |
| The total knowledge | 157.31 | 10.7 | 108.5 | 16.6 | p = 0.0001 | |