| Learning gain | Pre | Post | t | p-value | d | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | ||||
| Knowledge (5 items) | |||||||
| Risk awareness | 4.2 | 0.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | -3.0 | .004 | 0.3 |
| Nicotine dependence mechanism | 2.5 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0.8 | -14.9 | <.001 | 1.3 |
| Familiarity with the 5A’s | 1.2 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 1.3 | -23.4 | <.001 | 2.1 |
| Order of counselling steps (5A’s) | 1.1 | 0.3 | 4.4 | 0.7 | -44.9 | <.001 | 3.9 |
| Number of familiar therapeutic options a | 2.0 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 0.6 | -24.8 | <.001 | 2.2 |
| Counselling skills (3 items) | |||||||
| Addressing tobacco smoking | 3.0 | 1.1 | 3.9 | 0.9 | -7.5 | <.001 | 0.7 |
| Taking patient’s smoking history | 2.8 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 0.7 | -11.6 | <.001 | 1.0 |
| Counselling talk according to the 5A’s | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.7 | -14.1 | <.001 | 1.2 |
Note: Scale ranged from 1 (completely disagree) to 5 (completely agree) significant if p < .05 significant results are in bold. df=129. a Multiple-choice question, 4 therapeutic options presented.
Int J Med Educ. 2021; 12:12-21; doi: 10.5116/ijme.5ff9.bccc