Table 3.
Results of t tests, Mann-Whitney rank-sum tests of equal medians, and Pearson correlations evaluating the association between age and disease duration, and all outcome variables.
| Participant groups | Course completion | Course feedback survey data | Average hours to complete 1 modulea | ||||||||||||||
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Satisfied | Above average quality | Improved understanding | Could understand | Language too technical | Too much material | Not enough material | Can improve care | Can improve quality of life | Would recommend | Already applied | Coefficient | P value | |||
| Age | 0.06 | .03b | |||||||||||||||
| t test | −6.26 (3290) | −0.052 (1328) | −0.32 (1325) | −1.55 (1304) | −0.52 (1308) | 4.55 (1301) | 4.17 (1299) | 2.38 (1301) | 0.16 (1298) | 0.42 (1292) | −1.41 (1293) | 1.27 (1277) |
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| P value | <.001b | .60 | .75 | .12 | .60 | <.001b | <.001b | .02b | .87 | .67 | .16 | —c |
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| Multiple sclerosis disease duration | −0.023 | .65 | |||||||||||||||
| z | −2.154 | −0.304 | 0.551 | 2.349 | 0.231 | −0.083 | 0.694 | 2.391 | 2.027 | 0.865 | 0.158 | 3.078 |
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| P value | .03b | .77 | .59 | .02b | .82 | .93 | .49 | .02b | .04b | .39 | .88 | .002b |
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aEstimates from Pearson correlation.
bIndicate P values <.05.
cNot available.