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Table 3 Study participants’ prior work experience and simulator training experience

From: Simulation-based skills training: a qualitative interview study exploring surgical trainees’ experience of stress

Participants (n = 20)

Work experience as surgical trainees (months)

Training experience in laparoscopic techniques on box-trainers, VR-simulators, or robotic simulators (hours)

ST1

2

16

ST2

7

3

ST3

9

2

ST4

1

30

ST5

2

50

ST6

7

20

ST7

6

0

ST8

2

10

ST9

2

30

ST10

6

4

ST11

13

3

ST12

12

1

ST13

24

60

ST14

30

2

ST15

32

4

ST16

3

15

ST17

24

0

ST18

24

20

ST19

9

3

ST20

12

0

  1. Participants of the study are identified as ST1, ST2, ST3, … ST20