Table 2 Characteristics of participants and homogeneity tests between the experimental and control groups (N = 42)
Variables | Characteristics | Experimental Group (n = 22) n (%) | Control Group (n = 22) n (%) | χ2 or t | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 22 (100.0) | 22 (100.0) | – | – |
Age (yr) | ≤24 | 22 (100.0) | 20 (90.9) | – | 0.488 |
≥25 | 0 | 2 (9.1) | |||
Mean ± SD | 22.82 ± 0.40 | 23.18 ± 0.85 | |||
Religion | Yes | 7 (31.8) | 10 (45.5) | 0.86 | 0.353 |
No | 15 (68.2) | 12 (54.5) | |||
Satisfaction with nursing major | Very satisfied | 1 (4.5) | 1 (4.5) | 5.21a | 0.090 |
Satisfied | 15 (68.2) | 8 (36.4) | |||
Neutral | 6 (27.3) | 12 (54.5) | |||
Dissatisfied | 0 | 1 (4.5) | |||
Very dissatisfied | 0 | 0 | |||
Satisfaction with clinical practice | Very satisfied | 0 | 1 (4.5) | 6.07a | 0.123 |
Satisfied | 10 (45.5) | 4 (18.2) | |||
Neutral | 11 (50.0) | 12 (54.5) | |||
Dissatisfied | 1 (4.5) | 4 (18.2) | |||
Very dissatisfied | 0 | 1 (4.5) | |||
Importance of nursing research | Very important | 9 (40.9) | 12 (54.5) | 1.55a | 0.547 |
Important | 12 (54.5) | 10 (45.5) | |||
Neutral | 1 (4.5) | 0 | |||
Not important | 0 | 0 | |||
Not very important | 0 | 0 | |||
Average academic performance | ≤4.0 | 2 (9.1) | 3 (13.6) | 1.48a | 0.835 |
3.5 ∼ 3.99 | 9 (40.9) | 7 (31.8) | |||
3.0 ∼ 3.49 | 11 (50.0) | 11 (50.0) | |||
2.5 ∼ 2.99 | 0 | 1 (4.5) | |||
< 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |||
Outcome variables (range of score) | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | t | p value | |
EBP knowledge (1–5) | 3.26 ± 0.40 | 3.27 ± 0.46 | −0.12 | 0.907 | |
EBP attitudes (1–5) | 3.67 ± 0.36 | 3.79 ± 0.32 | −1.15 | 0.256 | |
EBP competencies (1–5) | 3.06 ± 0.48 | 3.04 ± 0.61 | 0.14 | 0.891 | |
Future use of EBP (1–5) | 3.83 ± 0.51 | 3.84 ± 0.55 | −0.08 | 0.936 | |
Critical thinking (1–5) | 3.39 ± 0.35 | 3.35 ± 0.49 | 0.33 | 0.744 | |