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Table 4 Number of critical incidents and levels of uncertainty and stress

From: A typology of uncertainty derived from an analysis of critical incidents in medical residents: A mixed methods study

Typology

 

Level of uncertainty

Level of stress

N

Mean

95 %-conf. int.

SD

Mean

95 %-conf. int.

SD

Technical

20

3.75

3.44, 4.05

.716

3.75

3.42, 4.05

.716

Conceptual

32

3.09

2.73, 3.48

1.058

3.28

2.91, 3.67

1.170

Communicational

18

3.89

3.54, 4.23

.758

3.94

3.53, 4.33

.873

Systemic

55

3.51

3.20, 3.80

1.153

3.95

3.66, 4.22

1.061

Ethical

4

4.25

4.00, 5.00

.500

4.50

4.00, 5.00

.577

Total

129

3.52

3.34, 3.69

1.039

3.77

3.59, 3.94

1.042