Table 5 Participants' capacity before and after taking Course Two: Vaccine (N = 4023)
Variablesa | Before | Immediately after | Pb | Zc | Effect size (r) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | % | ||||
I feel confident addressing misinformation about COVID-19 with patients, colleagues and community members |  |  |  |  |  < 0.01 | − 24.9 | − 0.31 |
 Strongly disagree or disagree | 201 | (5.0) | 31 | (0.8) |  |  |  |
 Neither disagree nor agree | 217 | (5.4) | 46 | (1.1) |  |  |  |
 Agree or strongly agree | 2883 | (71.7) | 3262 | (81.1) |  |  |  |
 Missing | 722 | (17.9) | 684 | (17.0) |  |  |  |
I am able to communicate effectively to support an individual who is experiencing negative impacts of COVID-19 |  |  |  |  |  < 0.01 | − 27.5 | − 0.33 |
 Strongly disagree or disagree | 205 | (5.1) | 20 | (0.5) |  |  |  |
 Neither disagree nor agree | 286 | (7.1) | 73 | (1.8) |  |  |  |
 Agree or strongly agree | 2854 | (70.9) | 3256 | (80.9) |  |  |  |
 Missing | 678 | (16.9) | 674 | (16.8) |  |  |  |
I would recommend the COVID-19 vaccine to patients and colleagues if it was available |  |  |  |  |  < 0.01 | − 24.3 | − 0.29 |
 Strongly disagree or disagree | 102 | (2.5) | 23 | (0.6) |  |  |  |
 Neither disagree nor agree | 213 | (5.3) | 68 | (1.7) |  |  |  |
 Agree or strongly agree | 3027 | (75.2) | 3249 | (80.8) |  |  |  |
 Missing | 681 | (16.9) | 683 | (17.0) |  |  |  |
I feel comfortable taking an online CPD |  |  |  |  |  < 0.01 | − 25.5 | − 0.31 |
 Strongly disagree or disagree | 203 | (5.0) | 27 | (0.7) |  |  |  |
 Neither disagree nor agree | 251 | (6.2) | 70 | (1.7) |  |  |  |
 Agree or strongly agree | 2879 | (71.6) | 3242 | (80.6) |  |  |  |
 Missing | 690 | (17.2) | 684 | (17.0) |  |  |  |
Knowledge (mean score ± (SD)) d | 62.3 ± 17.8 | 82.0 ± 16.1 |  < 0.01 | − 43.9 | − 0.37 | ||