Variables | Intervention1 (n = 180) | Intervention2 (n = 180) | Waitlist group (n = 180) | χ2 | P-value | |||
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Mean ranks | Mean ranks | Mean ranks | ||||||
Age | 255.92 | 274.12 | 281.46 | 2.576 | 0.28 | |||
No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |||
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 87 | 48.3 | 100 | 55.6 | 93 | 51.7 | 1.88 | 0.39 |
Female | 93 | 51.7 | 80 | 44.4 | 87 | 48.3 | ||
Previous in-service training | ||||||||
Yes | 43 | 23.9 | 44 | 24.4 | 49 | 27.2 | 0.609 | 0.74 |
No | 137 | 76.1 | 136 | 75.6 | 131 | 72.8 | ||
Date of last training course attended | ||||||||
≤ 1 year | 25 | 55.6 | 25 | 56.8 | 21 | 44.7 | 1.644 | 0.44 |
> 1 year | 20 | 44.4 | 19 | 43.2 | 26 | 55.3 | ||
Previous working experiences | ||||||||
Yes | 139 | 77.2 | 135 | 75.0 | 130 | 72.2 | 1.199 | 0.55 |
No | 41 | 22.8 | 45 | 25.0 | 50 | 27.8 | ||
Years of working experiences | ||||||||
< 5 | 80 | 44.4 | 76 | 42.2 | 66 | 36.7 | 2.387 | 0.30 |
≥ 5 | 100 | 55.6 | 104 | 57.8 | 114 | 63.3 |