Table I

ANOVA of time pre- and post-PjBL by participants' general characteristics (n = 95)

Gerontological nursing competenciesGroupPretestPost-testGroupTimeGroup × time
X¯ (SD)X¯ (SD)ANOVA F (p-value)
Total score (scores 42–210)Gender0.001 (0.970)2.829 (0.094)0.081 (0.776)
Male175.14 (25.26)185.14 (20.87)   
Female176.78 (19.82)183.89 (15.81)   
 Age (yrs)1.929 (0.148)6.388 (0.012)*1.388 (0.252)
20–25177.10 (19.63)183.43 (16.28)   
26–30182.60 (20.13)193.00 (9.19)   
≥31154.00 (27.51)185.00 (19.97)   
 Experienced in elderly care0.003 (0.954)7.582 (0.006)*2.123 (0.147)
Yes178.53 (21.28)181.96 (15.55)   
No174.83 (18.93)185.96 (16.54)   
 Income (Baht)5.470 (0.005)*2.782 (0.097)0.219 (0.803)
3,000–5,000173.76 (20.21)179.96 (16.94)   
5,001–10,000180.13 (19.93)188.51 (13.17)   
≥10,001187.50 (10.61)204.00 (8.49)   
 GPA0.779 (0.507)4.277 (0.040)*0.726 (0.538)
2.01–2.50179.90 (19.70)181.00 (20.21)   
 2.51–3.00173.20 (18.89)183.68 (16.18)   
 3.01–3.50181.09 (20.90)184.93 (15.61)   
 3.51–4.00173.50 (23.60)185.88 (13.71)   
1. Holistic health promotion (scores 14–70)Gender0.024 (0.878)2.893 (0.091)0.295 (0.587)
Male57.43 (7.52)61.57 (7.87)   
Female58.72 (7.11)60.85 (5.98)   
 Age (yrs)2.647 (0.074)4.521 (0.035)*1.638 (0.197)
20–2558.74 (6.81)60.79 (6.13)   
26–3062.20 (7.56)63.00 (4.53)   
≥3149.00 (9.64)60.67 (8.62)   
 Experienced in elderly care0.005 (0.943)5.578 (0.019)*0.778 (0.379)
Yes59.09 (8.06)60.51 (5.66)   
No58.17 (6.07)61.29 (6.52)   
 Income (Baht)3.693 (0.027)*2.817 (0.095)0.314 (0.731)
3,000–5,00057.79 (7.45)59.72 (6.16)   
5,001–10,00059.62 (6.70)62.15 (5.67)   
≥10,00161.50 (2.12)68.50 (2.12)   
 GPA0.694 (0.557)3.09 (0.080)0.939 (0.423)
2.01–2.5059.91 (6.58)60.18 (8.22)   
 2.51–3.0057.39 (6.51)61.09 (5.64)   
 3.01–3.5060.34 (7.16)60.93 (6.20)   
 3.51–4.0056.75 (9.94)60.75 (5.95)   
2. Using empirical evidence (scores 9–45)Gender0.000 (0.985)0.461 (0.498)0.050 (0.823)
Male36.14 (5.49)37.43 (5.13)   
Female36.49 (5.60)37.14 (4.58)   
 Age (yrs)0.160 (0.852)3.223 (0.074)1.323 (0.269)
20–2536.56 (5.56)36.95 (4.62)   
26–3036.60 (5.86)38.80 (4.32)   
≥3133.33 (6.51)40.33 (3.79)   
 Experienced in elderly care0.003 (9.59)0.865 (0.353)0.091 (0.763)
Yes36.60 (6.16)37.06 (4.45)   
No36.33 (4.98)37.25 (4.77)   
 Income (Baht)4.663 (0.011)*0.817 (0.367)0.165 (0.848)
3,000–5,00035.50 (5.19)36.20 (4.88)   
5,001–10,00037.74 (5.98)38.28 (3.84)   
≥10,00137.50 (2.12)41.00 (5.65)   
 GPA0.495 (0.686)0.829 (0.364)1.058 (0.368)
2.01–2.5037.00 (5.31)36.09 (5.89)   
 2.51–3.0035.64 (5.21)37.16 (4.25)   
 3.01–3.5037.59 (6.22)37.03 (4.78)   
 3.51–4.0035.75 (5.12)39.13 (3.94)   
3. Empowerment and quality care (scores 11–55)Gender0.054 (0.816)3.314 (0.070)0.047 (0.829)
Male47.00 (7.02)49.85 (5.40)   
Female46.98 (5.23)49.22 (4.67)   
 Age (yrs)3.324 (0.038)*7.720 (0.006)*1.308 (0.273)
20–2547.14 (5.25)49.11 (4.71)   
26–3048.40 (4.72)52.80 (2.28)   
≥3140.00 (5.19)48.00 (6.08)   
 Experienced in elderly care0.125 (0.724)9.932 (0.002)*5.415 (0.021)*
Yes47.95 (5.28)48.55 (4.79)   
No46.02 (5.26)49.98 (4.53)   
 Income (Baht)5.314 (0.006)*3.873 (0.051)0.461 (0.632)
3,000–5,00046.26 (5.19)48.06 (4.67)   
5,001–10,00047.87 (5.49)50.69 (4.29)   
≥10,00149.00 (5.65)54.50 (0.71)   
 GPA0.785 (0.504)5.254 (0.023)*0.069 (0.976)
2.01–2.5047.36 (5.63)48.91 (4.97)   
 2.51–3.0046.36 (5.64)48.95 (5.03)   
 3.01–3.5047.81 (4.66)49.89 (4.62)   
 3.51–4.0046.50 (6.28)48.75 (4.13)   
4. Ethical and moral (scores 8–40)Gender0.037 (0.848)3.069 (0.081)0.027 (0.870)
Male34.57 (5.77)36.29 (4.02)   
Female34.60 (4.39)36.67 (3.11)   
 Age (yrs)1.183 (0.309)5.214 (0.024)*0.364 (0.695)
20–2534.66 (4.41)36.56 (3.19)   
26–3035.40 (3.78)38.40 (1.81)   
≥3131.67 (7.50)36.00 (4.00)   
 Experienced in elderly care0.848 (0.358)13.278 (<0.001)*3.857 (0.051)
Yes34.89 (4.48)35.83 (3.31)   
No34.31 (4.47)37.44 (2.82)   
 Income (Baht)4.093 (0.018)*1.430 (0.233)0.278 (0.757)
3,000–5,00034.20 (4.56)35.98 (3.36)   
5,001–10,00034.89 (4.31)37.38 (2.67)   
≥10,00139.50 (0.71)40.00 (0.00)   
 GPA0.895 (0.445)6.462 (0.012)*0.704 (0.551)
2.01–2.5035.64 (3.90)35.82 (3.57)   
 2.51–3.0033.81 (4.71)36.48 (3.37)   
 3.01–3.5035.34 (4.29)37.00 (2.88)   
 3.51–4.0034.50 (4.44)37.25 (2.65)   

Note(s): *Statistically significant differences between pre- and post-test measures

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