Participant-reported values
| Variable | Control group (n=34) | Intervention group (n=33) | P value |
| Perceived impact of surgeon on performance | 0.009* | ||
| Major negative n (%) | 1 (2.9) | 5 (15.2) | |
| Minor negative n (%) | 7 (20.6) | 17 (51.5) | |
| Neutral n (%) | 16 (47.1) | 6 (18.2) | |
| Minor positive n (%) | 6 (17.6) | 2 (6.1) | |
| Major positive n (%) | 4 (11.8) | 3 (9.1) | |
| Self-rated performance on scenario (1–10) | 7.0 (6.0–8.0) | 6.0 (6.0–7.0) | 0.112* |
| Perceived realness of the scenario (1–5) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 4.0 (4.0–5.0) | 0.311† |
| Perceived realness of the surgeon (1–5) | 4.0 (3.75–5.0) | 4.0 (3.5–5.0) | 0.845* |
| Perceived realness of circulator (1–5) | 4.0 (4.0–4.0) | 4.0 (3.0–4.0) | 0.590† |
Continuous variables reported as median (IQR), categorical variables reported as n (%).
*Denotes χ2 test.
†Denotes Mann-Whitney U test.