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Table 4 Results of covariance analysis for the two groups of control and intervention

From: Effectiveness of an online training program for improving nurses’ competencies in disaster risk management

Dimensions

 

Type III sum of squares

Df

Mean square

F

P-value

Critical thinking

skills

Intercept

166.97

1

166.97

48.84

0.001

Pretest

4.88

1

4.88

6.05

0.27

History attending in disaster risk management trainings

1.19

1

1.19

0.3

0.71

 

Gender

2.11

1

2.11

0.61

0.43

 

Group

14.45

1

14.45

4.22

0.04

 

Error

256.36

75

3.41

  
 

Intercept

604.12

1

604.12

118.63

0.001

Special diagnostic skills

pretest

3.51

1

3.51

0.69

0.40

 

History attending in disaster risk management trainings

11.17

1

11.17

1.17

0.57

 

Gender

28.51

1

28.51

5.41

0.09

 

Group

53.6

1

53.6

10.52

0.002

 

Error

381.93

75

5.09

  
 

Intercept

1190.32

1

1190.32

60.34

0.001

General diagnostic

skills

Pretest

51.44

1

51.44

2.6

0.11

 

History attending in disaster risk management trainings

39.06

1

39.06

1.7

0.69

 

Gender

26

1

26

3.38

0.21

 

Group

89.43

1

89.43

4.53

0.03

 

Error

1479.35

75

19.72

  
 

Intercept

1061.18

1

1061.18

40.15

0.001

Technical

skills

Pretest

33.45

1

33.45

2.1

0.37

 

History attending in disaster risk management trainings

11.9

1

11.9

1.62

0.86

 

Gender

25.94

1

25.94

3.3

0.34

 

Group

119.01

1

119.01

4.5

0.03

 

Error

1981.93

75

26.42

  
 

Intercept

663.18

1

663.18

46

0.001

Communication skills

Pretest

12.81

1

12.81

1.37

0.11

 

History attending in disaster risk management trainings

9.86

1

9.86

0.98

0.78

 

Gender

54.12

1

54.12

3.75

0.06

 

Group

72.99

1

72.99

5.06

0.02

 

Error

1081.21

75

14.41

  
 

Intercept

12811.76

1

12811.76

62.76

0.001

Total of NPDCC

Pre test

42.77

1

42.77

2.20

0 1

 

History attending in disaster risk management trainings

35.01

1

35.01

1.19

0.59

 

Gender

10.99

1

10.99

1.36

0.2

 

Group

1658.53

1

1658.53

8.12

0.006

 

Error

15308.79

75

204.11

  
  1. Bold p-values are significant at level of ≤ 0.05