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Table 4 Comparing mean scores of social problem solving, critical thinking and decision making skill before and after of intervention in experimental and control groups

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

Time of intervention

Variable

experimental

control

Mean ± sd

Mean ± sd

Before

After

Before

After

Social problem solving

63.28 ± 3.08

109.12 ± 2.64

64.57 ± 2.71

65.36 ± 2.03

p-value

0.000

0.675

Critical thinking

9.98 ± 2.24

14.36 ± 0.98

10.25 ± 1.01

10.72 ± 0.78

p-value

0.000

0.547

Decision making

13.72 ± 2.19

18.35 ± 1.04

13.63 ± 1.92

14.05 ± 1.83

p-value

0.000

0.592