Table 3 comparing the mean scores for participants’ perception of neonatal developmental care inter and between two groups
Developmental care perception | group | Pre-interventionb | Post-interventiona | Mean difference | Intragroup comparisonc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Neonatal | Intervention | 51.73 ± 5.87 | 56.80 ± 4.14 | −5.066 | t (29) = −4.630 P < 0.001 |
Control | 50.43 ± 7.22 | 50.40 ± 8.52 | 0.033 | t (29) = 0.028 P = 0.977 | |
Mean difference | 1.30 | 6.40 | – | – | |
Intergroup statistics | t(58) = 0.765 P = 0.447 | F(1,57) = 15.233 P < 0.001 Ƞ2 = 0.211 | – | – | |
Nursing | Intervention | 32.80 ± 5.01 | 37.90 ± 3.33 | −5.100 | t (29) = − 4.833 P < 0.001 |
Control | 32.96 ± 5.54 | 32.76 ± 5.55 | 0.200 | t (29) = 0.262 P < 0.796 | |
Mean difference | −1.166 | 5.14 | – | ||
Intergroup statistics | t(58) = −0.135 P = 0.893 | F(1,57) = 23.054 P < 0.001 Ƞ2 = 0.288 | |||
Developmental care perception | Intervention | 84.53 ± 9.48 | 37.90 ± 3.33 | −10.66 | t (29) = − 5.381 P < 0.001 |
Control | 83.40 ± 11.36 | 32.76 ± 5.55 | 0.233 | t (29) = 0.123 P < 0.903 | |
Mean difference | 1.133 | 5.14 | – | ||
Intergroup comparision | t(58) = 0.419 P = 0.677 | F(1,57) = 23.054 P < 0.001 Ƞ2 = 0.288 | |||