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Table 3 Changes in nursing students’ mental health first aid intentions, confidence, knowledge and stigma

From: Mental health first aid training for Australian medical and nursing students: an evaluation study

 

Online

Face-to-face

 

Pre-course Mean (SD)

Post-course Mean (SD)

P value

Cohen’s d

Pre-course Mean (SD)

Post-course Mean (SD)

P value

Cohen’s d

MHFA intentions

3.69 (1.74)

5.47 (2.79)

.01

0.77

2.88 (1.34)

5.51 (2.30)

.00

1.40

Confidence

2.35 (.75)

3.30 (.56)

.00

1.44

2.39 (.73)

3.26 (.59)

.00

1.31

Knowledge

13.5 (2.27)

16.0 (2.30)

.00

1.09

13.2 (2.17)

15.5 (2.17)

.00

1.06

Personal stigma – Weak not sick

1.66 (.57)

1.53 (.60)

.00

0.22

1.75 (.64)

1.56 (.59)

.00

0.31

Personal stigma – Dangerous and unpredictable

2.12 (.59)

1.95 (.70)

.01

0.26

2.20 (.62)

1.85 (.75)

.00

0.51

Perceived stigma – Weak not sick

3.76 (.60)

3.72 (.64)

.46

0.06

3.61 (.67)

3.71 (.78)

.06

0.14

Perceived stigma – Dangerous and unpredictable

3.56 (.72)

3.64 (.70)

.14

0.11

3.50 (.69)

3.71 (.78)

.00

0.29

Social distance

2.00 (.67)

1.84 (.65)

.00

0.24

2.10 (.71)

1.90 (.69)

.00

0.29

  1. Note: Paired sample t test.