All post-program testing took place within 1 to 4 days of the last exercise training session.
Girls have a much more negative attitude towards drugs in the post-program test.
Assessments included pre- and post-program dementia knowledge tests and a post-program reflective essay.
Students completed post-program dementia knowledge tests following the final program meeting in May.
Interview and questionnaire assessments were conducted prior to beginning the parent training (pre-test), after completing the program (post-test), and one and two years after pre-assessment.
Pre- and post-program responses were compared with the unpaired t-test.
Pre- and post-program knowledge scores were compared using paired-sample t-tests with a post-hoc item analysis.
A paired-sample t-test revealed a modest improvement in dementia knowledge post-program (p < 0.001).
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Version 20.0 was used to conduct the analysis; multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) was used to examine between (gender and ethnicity) and within subjects (pre- and post-test) program effects.
All participants completed the same pre-test measures at two weeks (Time 2) and 6-months (Time 3) post-program.
A paired t-test was utilized to determine whether there were significant differences between the pre- and post-program values.
