Novel Use of Household Items in Open and Robotic Surgical Skills Resident Education

Table 1

Distribution of responses to face validity questionnaire.

	Strongly disagree	Disagree	Neutral	Agree	Strongly agree	Median Likert score
(1) The orange-in-milk-jug prostate model provided a reasonable representation of an open prostatectomy.				3	2	4
(2) The orange-in-milk-jug prostate model improved my confidence in suturing the prostate during an open prostatectomy.			2	3		4
(3) The banana peel suturing station provided a reasonable representation of tissue behavior.			2	3		4
(4) The banana peel suturing station improved my confidence in suturing for wound closure.			3	1		3
(5) The cooked pasta provided a reasonable representation of delicate tissue behavior.			1	3		4
(6) Suturing the cooked pasta improved my confidence in suturing delicate tissue.			1	3		4
(7) Tying knots with cooked spaghetti helped me determine the appropriate amount of force to apply when advancing a knot.			1	1		3.5
(8) Performing the thread the rings exercise on the Da Vinci skills simulator improved my confidence in controlling a needle laparoscopically.			1	3		4
(9) Overall, I found the activities to be helpful in practicing my surgical skills.				3	2	4
(10) I feel confident that I could easily replicate the activities for personal use (excluding the Da Vinci skills simulator).				3	2	4
(11) I would recommend these activities to others interested in practicing their surgical skills.				3	2	4