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Validating a self-confidence scale for surgical trainees.

Roxana Geoffrion1, Terry Lee2, Joel Singer2

  • 1Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC.

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A new scale effectively measures surgical residents' self-confidence. Confidence increased after an educational intervention and correlated positively with surgical skill assessments.

Keywords:
gynaecologyself-confidence scalesurgical residentvalidation

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Area of Science:

  • Medical Education
  • Surgical Training
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Self-confidence, a crucial factor in motivation and performance, influences behavioral change.
  • Assessing self-confidence in surgical residents is vital for optimizing skill acquisition.
  • Existing tools may not adequately capture the nuances of self-confidence in surgical learning.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a novel self-confidence rating scale for surgical residents.
  • To assess the psychometric properties of the new self-confidence measurement tool.
  • To explore the relationship between self-confidence and surgical competence in residents.

Main Methods:

  • A six-question self-confidence scale was developed for gynecology residents performing vaginal hysterectomies.
  • Residents participated in a randomized controlled trial, rating their confidence and skill before and after an educational intervention.
  • Supervising surgeons concurrently assessed resident performance using a validated Global Rating Scale (GRS).

Main Results:

  • The new scale demonstrated good internal consistency (Cronbach alpha 0.85).
  • Self-confidence scores significantly increased after the educational intervention (P = 0.04).
  • Higher self-confidence positively correlated with both self-assessed and surgeon-assessed GRS scores.

Conclusions:

  • The developed self-confidence scale is a psychometrically valid instrument for assessing surgical residents.
  • The scale can be utilized for feedback to enhance surgical skill acquisition.
  • Further research is recommended to refine the scale's application in optimizing surgical learning and confidence development.