Effect of evidence-based nursing practices training programme on the competency of nurses caring for mechanically ventilated patients: a randomised controlled trial

Table 2 Nurses’ competency scores over four times of assessments between control and interventional groups

Measurements	Groups		Two-way repeated measures ANOVA
Measurements	Control (n = 34) Mean ± SD	Interventional (n = 37) Mean ± SD		Sum of squares	df	Mean Squares	F	p	η2
Pre-assessment	31.55 ± 12.01	30.89 ± 11.56	Group (Between)	80404.23	1	80404.236	159.88	<.001	0.699
1st post-assessment	33.67 ± 13.51	90.40 ± 11.55	Time (within)	36882.69	1.660	22217.231	64.247	<.001	0.482
2nd post-assessment	32.58 ± 13.29	77.13 ± 21.31	Time × Group	32411.17	1.660	19523.696	56.458	<.001	0.450
3rd post-assessment	31.52 ± 13.51	65.64 ± 26.70

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