Medical students' responses to uncertainty: a cross-sectional study using a new self-efficacy questionnaire in Aotearoa New Zealand.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Responding well to clinical uncertainty is a crucial skill for any doctor. To better understand how medical students develop this skill, Social Cognitive Theory can be used to explore students' perceived capability to respond to situations of uncertainty. This study aimed to construct a self-efficacy questionnaire and use it to measure medical students' responses to clinical uncertainty.

Design

A 29-item questionnaire was constructed. For each item, participants rated their confidence in responding to uncertain situations using a scale of 0-100. Data were analysed with descriptive and inferential statistics.

Setting

Aotearoa New Zealand.

Participants

The questionnaire was distributed to 716 of 852 medical students in second, fourth and sixth year, at

SUBMITTER: Lee C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10277104 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature