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Table 3 Mean UIKS score according to years of work in a nursing home

From: Nursing assistants’ knowledge, attitudes and training needs regarding urinary incontinence in nursing homes: a mixed-methods study

Mean scores (SD)

Years of work

Maximum obtainable score

F

p

All participants

% Correct answer

Level

< 1

1-2

3-5

> 5

Overall score

11.34(4.06)

13.62(3.57)

14.33(3.00)

16.86(3.74)

30

52.957

< 0.001*

14.00(4.18)

46.70

Poor

Risk factors

1.02(0.98)

1.43(0.95)

1.42(0.93)

2.05(1.02)

5

25.419

< 0.001*

1.48(1.04)

29.70

Poor

Symptom

2.61(1.31)

3.45(1.21)

3.59(1.10)

4.00(1.04)

5

33.138

< 0.001*

3.40(1.28)

68.01

Moderate

Impact

2.61(1.16)

2.79(1.25)

2.99(1.14)

3.30(1.25)

5

8.112

< 0.001*

2.92(1.23)

58.39

Poor

Prevalence

1.10(1.34)

1.52(1.49)

1.81(1.30)

2.41(1.46)

5

20.839

< 0.001*

1.70(1.49)

34.07

Poor

Treatment

0.98(1.07)

1.31(0.94)

1.47(0.87)

1.59(1.00)

5

9.700

< 0.001*

1.33(1.00)

26.60

Poor

Management

3.00(0.90)

3.10(0.92)

3.03(0.84)

3.50(0.95)

5

8.763

< 0.001*

3.17(0.93)

63.42

Moderate

  1. UIKS Urinary Incontinence Knowledge Scale, SD standard deviation
  2. A total score < 60% indicates poor knowledge, 60–80% indicates moderate knowledge, and > 80% indicates good knowledge