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Table 1 Participants’ demographics

From: Retention of laparoscopic psychomotor skills after a structured training program depends on the quality of the training and on the complexity of the task

 

Groups

 

G1 (n = 18)

G2 (n = 19)

G3 (n = 18)

G4 (n = 18)

Age (median and range in years)

31 (28–47)

30 (28–39)

34 (29–47)

32 (28–45)

Gender (%)

    

 ▪ Male

10 (55 %)

9 (50 %)

9 (50 %)

9 (50 %)

 ▪ Female

8 (45 %)

10 (50 %)

9 (50 %)

9 (50 %)

Training status (%)

    

 ▪ Residents

8 (45 %)

11 (58 %)

8 (45 %)

7 (39 %)

 ▪ Specialists

10 (55 %)

8 (42 %)

10 (55 %)

11 (61 %)

Dominant hand side

    

 ▪ Right

17 (94 %)

17 (89 %)

17 (94 %)

17 (94 %)

 ▪ Left

1 (6 %)

2 (11 %)

1 (6 %)

1 (6 %)