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Table 1 Pre and post intervention measures of student perceptions

From: Recruiting males to the nursing profession: acceptability testing of the ‘Make a Difference with Nursing’ intervention for post-primary school students

 

Pre Mean(SD)

Post Mean(SD)

95%CIs

Cohen’s d

Personal interest

20.21(2.27)

21.61(2.30)

-1.83 to -0.95**

2.29

Prior healthcare exposure

19.72(2.88)

21.67(3.31)

-2.55 to -1.35**

3.12

Self-efficacy

11.99(2.96)

12.81(2.92)

-1.37 to -0.28*

2.85

Perceived nature of work

17.34(3.26)

18.76(3.15)

-1.89 to -0.95**

2.45

Job prospects

22.35(4.12)

24.53(4.96)

-3.10 to -1.27**

4.79

Social influences

25.05(4.80)

26.30(4.93)

-2.17 to -0.34*

4.78

  1. *p < 0.01, **p < 0.001