Table 1: Reaction to uncertainty for subspecialty fellows in
the Department of Medicine.
|
Variable |
N (%) (N =
102) |
Reaction
to uncertainty Mean (SD) |
P
value |
|
Gender* |
|||
|
Male |
57 (55.9) |
38.1 (11.2) |
0.002 |
|
Female |
44 (43.1) |
44.9 (9.7) |
|
|
Age |
|||
|
<= 30 years |
21 (20.6) |
47.0 (6.3) |
0.006 |
|
> 30 years |
81 (79.4) |
39.6 (11.5) |
|
|
Marital
status* |
|||
|
Single/Separated |
33 (32.4) |
41.6 (10.0) |
0.68 |
|
Married/Live with partner |
65 (63.7) |
40.6 (11.7) |
|
|
Medical
school** |
|||
|
US med school |
82 (81.2) |
42.3 (10.9) |
0.03 |
|
International med school |
19 (18.8) |
36.1 (10.6) |
|
|
Residency |
|||
|
US residency |
97 (95.1) |
41.5 (11.0) |
0.22 |
|
International residency |
5 (4.9) |
35.2 (10.8) |
|
|
Year
of fellowship |
|||
|
Year 1 |
59 (57.8) |
40.2 (10.0) |
0.29 |
|
Year 2 |
28 (27.4) |
42.3 (11.3) |
|
|
Year 3 |
12 (11.9) |
42.3 (11.5) |
|
|
Year 4 |
3 (2.9) |
45.0 (27.1) |
|
|
Resilience** |
|||
|
High |
59 (57.8) |
37.0 (9.4) |
0.001 |
|
Low |
19 (18.6) |
46.1 (12.4) |
|
|
Burn
out** |
|||
|
High |
44 (43.1) |
43.8 (10.8) |
0.04 |
|
Low |
53
(54.6) |
39.2
(10.4) |
|
*Missing data (“prefer not to answer” selected); **Missing
data (no answer selected).