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Table 3 Changes in knowledge, confidence, stigmatising attitudes and social distance

From: What’s wrong with John? a randomised controlled trial of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training with nursing students

 

T1 (n =140)

T2 (n = 119)

T3 (n = 109)

 
 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

P value

(Group x Time)

 

Mean

 

Knowledge

N = 140

12.02

12.21

14.93

12.66

13.62

12.72

0.001**

Confidence

N = 140

3.14

3.27

4.24

3.25

4.38

3.72

0.001**

Mental health intentions

N = 140

3.40

3.37

5.44

3.73

4.93

3.16

0.001**

Social Distance

N = 140

3.67

3.92

3.81

3.85

4.07

3.88

0.008*

Personal stigma (total)

N = 140

3.58

3.60

3.93

3.73

4.01

3.81

0.008*

Personal weak not sick

N = 140

350

3.66

3.81

3.80

3.94

3.88

0.110

Personal dangerous/ unpredictable

N = 140

3.17

2.99

3.63

3.18

3.68

3.32

0.016*

Perceived stigma (total)

N = 140

2.54

2.51

2.49

2.56

2.31

2.53

0.163

Perceived weak not sick

N = 140

2.35

2.35

2.38

2.59

2.14

2.53

0.065

Perceived dangerous/

Unpredictable

N = 140

2.59

2.49

2.47

2.44

2.21

2.44

0.247

  1. P values represent differences between intervention and control groups across the three time periods (Group x Time).
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.001