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Table 3 Pre-test/post-test results on outcome measurements (paired t-tests and effect sizes)

From: Improving communication and practical skills in working with inpatients who self-harm: a pre-test/post-test study of the effects of a training programme

 

Pre-test

Post-test

   
 

N

M

SD

M

SD

t-statistic

p (2-tailed)

r

ADSHQ total (attitude)

171

95.56

5.14

98.67

5.89

-7.84

.000

.52

ADSHQ 1 (assessment and referral)

171

22.79

2.00

23.29

2.02

-3.09

.002

.23

ADSHQ 2 (dealing effectively)

171

16.60

2.30

18.11

1.90

-9.51

.000

.59

ADSHQ 3 (empathic approach)

171

16.33

1.52

16.80

1.62

-3.81

.000

.28

ADSHQ 4 (legal and hospital regulations)

171

17.85

2.11

17.54

2.60

1.85

.066

.14

SEDSHQ (self-efficacy)

174

92.59

16.61

101.77

15.73

-8.55

.000

.55

PCQ (patient-contact)

175

120.27

13.41

124.29

13.82

-5.45

.000

.38

  1. ADSHQ: Attitudes towards Deliberate Self-Harm Questionnaire.
  2. SEDSHQ: Self-Efficay in Dealing with Self-Harm Questionnaire.
  3. PCQ: Patient Contact Questionnaire.