Table 3 Comparison of the mean scores of the use of different information resources for patient care and clinical decision-making between intervention and control groups at pretest and posttest

Printed

Intervention

2.57 ± 0.64

2.64 ± 1.10

0.07

t = 0.96

p = 0.34

Control

2.70 ± 0.72

2.60 ± 0.49

− 0.10

t = 0.73

p = 0.47

Statistic t^b &

p

t = 0.81

P = 0.42

t = 0.30

p = 0.76

Electronic

Intervention

2.36 ± 0.73

2.27 ± 0.74

− 0.09

t = 0.88

p = 0.38

Control

2.56 ± 0.75

2.51 ± 0.59

− 0.05

t = 0.40

p = 0.69

Statistic t^b &

p

t = 1.19

p = 0.23

t = 1.60

P = 0.11

Human

Intervention

2.66 ± 0.52

2.62 ± 0.92

− 0.04

t = 0.25

p = 0.80

Control

2.87 ± 0.68

2.84 ± 0.65

− 0.03

t = 0.25

p = 0.80

Statistic t^b &

p

t = 1.50

p = 0.14

t = 1.54

p = 0.13

Total

Intervention

2.70 ± 0.57

2.53 ± 0.54

− 0.17

t = 0.53

P = 0.60

Control

2.63 ± 0.44

2.71 ± 0.60

0.08

t = 0.48

p = 0.63

Statistic t^b &

p

t = 1.39

P = 0.17

t = 1.33

P = 0.18