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Table 3 Comparing mean change of social problem solving, critical thinking and decision making skill score before and after of intervention between experimental and control groups

From: Impact of social problem-solving training on critical thinking and decision making of nursing students

Variable

Time of intervention

Mean ± sd

p-value

Group

experimental

control

Social problem solving

Before

63.28 ± 3.08

64.57 ± 2.71

0.651

After

109.12 ± 2.64

65.36 ± 2.03

0.000

Critical thinking

Before

9.98 ± 2.24

10.25 ± 1.01

0.924

After

14.36 ± 0.98

10.72 ± 0.78

0.000

Decision making

Before

13.72 ± 2.19

13.63 ± 1.92

0.850

After

18.35 ± 1.04

14.05 ± 1.83

0.000