Table 4. Significant t-test results: Comparisons between variables.
| t-test for Equality of Means | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | N | Mean | S. D. | t | df | p | Mean Difference | Std. Error Difference | CI4 | ||
| Lower | Upper | ||||||||||
| Variables: Information about alternative treatments _ Professional degree1 | Medical staff | 294 | 5.33 | 1.54 | -2.04 | 534 | .04 | -.27 | .13 | -.52 | -.01 |
| Student | 242 | 5.60 | 1.49 | ||||||||
| Variables: Information about alternative treatments _working unit | Unit with COVID -19 patients | 122 | 5.19 | 1.61 | -2.13 | 534 | .03 | -.33 | .15 | -.64 | -.02 |
| Unit without COVID 19 patients | 414 | 5.53 | 1.49 | ||||||||
| Variables: Information about alternative treatments _gender | Male | 76 | 5.10 | 1.70 | -2.16 | 534 | .03 | -.40 | .18 | -.77 | -.03 |
| Female | 460 | 5.51 | 1.48 | ||||||||
1Index variable from the professional degrees of respondents. Student: medical student and student at university nursing program, Medical Staff: Senior specialist medical–doctor, Specialist medical–doctor, Resident, Nurse with higher education diploma, Nurse with other studies than higher education