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Table 1 Baseline Characteristics

From: Comparison of dyad versus individual simulation-based training on stress, anxiety, cognitive load, and performance: a randomized controlled trial

 

Individual

(N = 17)

Dyad

(N = 24)

p value

Males

10 (59%)

12 (50%)

 

Residency Match plans

 Psychiatry

1

4

 

 Neurosurgery

1

2

 

 Dermatology

2

2

 

 General surgery

2

1

 

 Pediatrics

3

2

 

 Radiology/Rad Onc

2

1

 

 Family medicine

0

2

 

 Internal medicine

0

4

 

 Orthopedic Surgery

2

0

 

 Urology

0

1

 

 Ophthalmology

1

0

 

 Phys Medicine &Rehab

1

0

 

 Plastic surgery

0

1

 

 OB-Gynecology

0

2

 

 Anesthesia

0

2

 

  Undifferentiated

2

0

 

Anxiety scorea- Pre Day 1

Mean (SD)

39.2 (10.4)

44.6 (12.8)

0.161

Stress level ratiob- Pre Day 1

Mean (SD)

1.1 (0.5)

1.2 (0.7)

0.691

  1. SD = Standard deviation
  2. aAnxiety score = abbreviated State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) survey
  3. bStress level ratio = Cognitive Appraisal Ratio (CAR) survey