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Table 4 Comparison between the changes in the scores of empathy and its dimensions in two groups

From: Impact of dyadic practice on the clinical self-efficacy and empathy of nursing students

Dimensions

Control group

Intervention group

p-value

 

Before

After

Change

p-value*

Before

After

Change

P-value*

Model 1**

Model 2***

Reactive

Mean (SD)

2.77 (0.47)

2.6 (0.44)

0.17 (0.75)

0.999

3. (0.339)

3.36(0.297)

0.35 (0.290)

0.012

0.001

0.001

Verbal

Mean (SD)

2.2 (0.3)

2.28 (0.37)

0.12 (0.43)

0.999

2.56 (0.33)

3.58 (0.43)

1.02 (0.6)

0. 421

0.001

0.001

Collaborative

Mean (SD)

2.7 (0.3)

2.75 (0.59)

0.04 (0.63)

0.999

2.67 (0.31)

3.29 (0.47)

0.62 (0.63)

0.021

0.003

0.001

Emotional susceptibility

Mean (SD)

2.77 (0.63)

2.89 (0.55)

0.92 (0.77)

0.999

2.66 (0.47)

3.42 (0.38)

0.76 (0.63)

0.036

0.001

0.001

Emotional stability

Mean (SD)

2.8 (0.55)

0.58 (0.41)

0.21 (0.69)

0.999

2.86 (0.5)

3.25 (0.54)

0.38 (0.67)

0.045

0.004

0.001

Empathy with others

Mean (SD)

2.71 (0.42)

2.85 (0.5)

0.13 (0.66)

0.999

2.69 (0.47)

3.2 4 (0.58)

0.55 (0.78)

0.022

0.001

0.001

Control

Mean (SD)

2.67 (0.71)

2.77 (0.71)

1. (0.91)

0.999

2.45 (0.79)

3.45 (0.72)

1. (0.96)

0.001

0.036

0.001

Total

Mean (SD)

89.95 (6.77)

90.3 (8.20)

0.35 (12.08)

0.888

89.65 (5.68)

111.1 (5.19)

21.45 (9.34)

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

p < 0.001

  1. *Wilcoxon test for intra-group comparison at the beginning and end of the study
  2. **In Model 1, an independent T-test was used without adjusting the base values
  3. ***In Model 2, covariance analysis was used to adjust the base values