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Table 5 Changes in Perceived Competency Learning Outcomes and Perinatal Bereavement Care Confidence Domains Between Pre- and Post-test Assessment

From: Evaluation of a pregnancy loss education intervention for undergraduate nursing students in Northern Ireland: A pre- and post-test study

  

Pre-Test

Post-Test

Wilcoxon

Range

M

SD

M

SD

V, sig.

Learning Outcome 1:

Ability to define types of pregnancy loss

1–4

1.602

0.716

3.283

0.653

25,162***

Learning Outcome 2:

Ability to describe the impact of pregnancy loss on parents

1–4

1.811

0.789

3.352

0.608

24,658***

Learning Outcome 3:

Ability to discuss the communication needs of parents experiencing pregnancy loss

1–4

1.500

0.723

3.299

0.626

26,266***

Learning Outcome 4:

Ability to describe the clinical management of pregnancy loss

1–4

1.197

0.491

2.906

0.705

27,122***

Learning Outcome 5:

Ability to discuss how to support parents to make memories

1–4

1.603

0.716

3.283

0.653

24,921***

Bereavement Support Knowledge

15–75

50.119

5.656

58.725

3.986

28,479***

Bereavement Support Skills

9–45

24.586

5.635

33.959

4.034

28,551***

Self-Awareness

8–40

24.791

5.670

33.701

3.553

28,298***

Overall Confidence dealing with cases of pregnancy loss

1–4

1.643

0.737

3.258

0.624

25,433***

  1. *** p < .001