Research Article
The Use of Laparoscopy Simulation to Explore Gender Differences in Resident Surgical Confidence
| Group | Difference between predicted and actual score Mean (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | value |
| Residency | | | | GS ( = 26) | −9.1 (22.2) | 2.0 (−8.9–12.9) | 0.72 | OBG ( = 25) | −11.1 (15.9) | Gender | | | | Male GS ( = 13) | 4.2 (17.6) | 26.7 (12.3–41.2) | <0.01 | Female GS ( = 13) | −22.5 (18.1) | Gender | | | | Male GS ( = 13) | 4.2 (17.6) | 15.3 (3.9–26.7) | 0.01 | Female OBG ( = 25) | −11.1 (15.9) | Gender | | | | Female GS ( = 13) | −22.5 (18.1) | 11.4 (−23.0–0.2) | 0.07 | Female OBG ( = 25) | −11.1 (15.9) | Ethnicity | | | | Caucasian ( = 31) | −11.3 (19.4) | 3.2 (−7.8–14.3) | 0.56 | Non-Caucasian ( = 20) | −8.0 (20.7) | Training level | | | | First half ( = 29) | −13.4 (17.3) | −7.7 (−18.1–3.1) | 0.16 | Second half ( = 22) | −5.7 (21.1) | FLS curriculum | | | | Yes ( = 21) | −12.6 (21.1) | −4.3 (−15.0–6.4) | 0.43 | No ( = 30) | −8.3 (17.0) |
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Negative score indicates resident underestimated real score versus what they predicted; positive score indicates overestimated real score.
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