Table 6 The relationship between the participants’ demographic variables and their attitude, performance, and knowledge
Variable | Category | Mean | SD | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attitudes | Gender | Male | 60.21 | 5.90 | 0.222 |
Female | 58.90 | 6.33 | |||
Marital status | Single | 60.48 | 6.49 | 0.054 | |
Married | 58.36 | 5.08 | |||
Geriatric dentistry courses completed? | Yes | 59.57 | 7.23 | 0.929 | |
No | 59.46 | 5.12 | |||
Having older adults in the family | Yes | 60.10 | 6.48 | 0.603 | |
No | 59.53 | 5.60 | |||
Visiting nursing homes | Yes | 60.00 | 5.97 | 0.667 | |
No | 59.48 | 5.88 | |||
Performance | Gender | Male | 24.50 | 5.10 | 0.270 |
Female | 23.55 | 4.77 | |||
Marital status | Single | 24.67 | 5.19 | 0.090 | |
Married | 23.16 | 4.54 | |||
Geriatric dentistry courses completed? | Yes | 26.04 | 4.72 | *0.001 | |
No | 23.15 | 4.72 | |||
Having older adults in the family | Yes | 25.04 | 5.36 | 0.092 | |
No | 23.57 | 4.68 | |||
Visiting nursing homes | Yes | 23.78 | 4.48 | 0.672 | |
No | 24.20 | 1.50 | |||
Knowledge | Gender | Male | 5.45 | 1.44 | 0.155 |
Female | 5.08 | 1.55 | |||
Marital status | Single | 5.47 | 1.53 | 0.078 | |
Married | 5.00 | 1.39 | |||
Geriatric dentistry courses completed? | Yes | 5.46 | 1.40 | 0.407 | |
No | 5.23 | 1.57 | |||
Having older adults in the family | Yes | 5.41 | 1.84 | 0.535 | |
No | 5.23 | 1.28 | |||
Visiting nursing homes | Yes | 5.24 | 1.58 | 0.966 | |
No | 5.24 | 1.43 | |||