Table 3.
Frequency of answers to VERAS-Q questions according to gender
| % with a positive quality of life perception | Difference between male and female residents | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Ratio | Absolute difference | |
| 50. I feel safe to carry out my activities in the residency program.# | 76.90 | 38.70 | 1.99 | 38.20 |
| 23. I can manage my time well.# | 46.20 | 12.90 | 3.58 | 33.30 |
| 39. I can’t absorb the content.# | 70.50 | 41.90 | 1.68 | 28.60 |
| 42. I haven’t been able to properly concentrate lately. # | 43.60 | 16.10 | 2.71 | 27.50 |
| 25. My quality of life at the medical residency is good.* | 48.70 | 22.60 | 2.15 | 26.10 |
| 43. I get stressed in my residency program.# | 32.10 | 6.50 | 4.94 | 25.60 |
| 38. My vitality is enough to do my activities in the medical residency.* | 73.10 | 48.40 | 1.51 | 24.70 |
| 45. I feel under pressure by having to financially depend on my family.* | 46.20 | 22.60 | 2.04 | 23.60 |
| 48. I fell valued for my work in residency program.* | 33.30 | 9.70 | 3.43 | 23.60 |
| 18. My medical residency activities are hard for me.* | 59.00 | 35.50 | 1.66 | 23.50 |
| 8. I have time for extracurricular activities. | 47.40 | 25.80 | 1.84 | 21.60 |
| 32. I can’t take care of my looks. | 43.60 | 22.60 | 1.93 | 21.00 |
| 37. My own expectation worsens my quality of life. | 37.20 | 19.40 | 1.92 | 17.80 |
| 20. I have good access to medical care. | 42.30 | 25.80 | 1.64 | 16.50 |
| 6. My residency environment is health. | 51.30 | 35.50 | 1.45 | 15.80 |
| 19. I have enough time to study. | 21.80 | 6.50 | 3.35 | 15.30 |
| 4. I have time for my family. | 28.20 | 12.90 | 2.19 | 15.30 |
| 13. The contact with my patients increase my quality of life. | 69.20 | 54.80 | 1.26 | 14.40 |
| 51. My work load on the residency program decreases my quality of life. | 20.50 | 6.50 | 3.15 | 14.00 |
| 1. My quality of life is good. | 60.30 | 48.40 | 1.25 | 11.90 |
| 40. I can properly eat. | 37.20 | 25.80 | 1.44 | 11.40 |
| 27. I have been feeling down lately. | 50.00 | 38.70 | 1.29 | 11.30 |
| 34. I have been feeling anxious lately. | 33.30 | 22.60 | 1.47 | 10.70 |
| 36. I am happy about my love life. | 71.80 | 61.30 | 1.17 | 10.50 |
| 41. I regularly do physical activities. | 42.30 | 32.30 | 1.31 | 10.00 |
| 17. I have time for cultural activities. | 32.10 | 22.50 | 1.43 | 9.60 |
| 44. I am satisfied with my housing condition. | 83.30 | 74.20 | 1.12 | 9.10 |
| 30. I am satisfied with my residency program. | 66.70 | 58.10 | 1.15 | 8.60 |
| 3. I get supervision in my practice. | 50.00 | 41.90 | 1.19 | 8.10 |
| 21. Most of my residency classes are bad. | 46.20 | 38.70 | 1.19 | 7.50 |
| 29. I have enough sleeping time. | 19.20 | 12.90 | 1.49 | 6.30 |
| 31. I have time for my friends. | 28.20 | 22.60 | 1.25 | 5.60 |
| 2. I don’t make the most of my life. | 33.30 | 29.00 | 1.15 | 4.30 |
| 35. My residency environment is competitive. | 26.90 | 22.60 | 1.19 | 4.30 |
| 7. I have a good relationship with my residency colleagues. | 97.40 | 93.50 | 1.04 | 3.90 |
| 11. My life makes sense. | 91.00 | 87.10 | 1.04 | 3.90 |
| 26. My medical residency deprives me of some personal appointments. | 3.80 | 0.00 | – | 3.80 |
| 16. Don’t take care of my health. | 35.90 | 32.30 | 1.11 | 3.60 |
| 5. Sometimes I feel humiliated in the medical residency. | 67.90 | 64.50 | 1.05 | 3.40 |
| 49. Work in an interdisciplinary team worsens my quality of life. | 83.30 | 80.60 | 1.03 | 2.70 |
| 14. I push myself too much in my medical residency. | 21.80 | 19.40 | 1.12 | 2.40 |
| 28. I have a good access to psychological care. | 11.50 | 9.70 | 1.19 | 1.80 |
| 15. I am pushed a lot by my preceptors/supervisors. | 62.80 | 61.30 | 1.02 | 1.50 |
| 33. My family expectation towards my performance decreases my quality of life. | 62.80 | 61.30 | 1.02 | 1.50 |
| 9. I don’t have enough free time. | 20.50 | 19.40 | 1.06 | 1.10 |
| 12. My relationship with my preceptors/supervisors is good. | 88.50 | 90.30 | 0.98 | −1.80 |
| 22. My relationship with my other year residency colleagues is good. | 88.50 | 93.50 | 0.95 | −5.00 |
| 46. To have another professional activity besides medical residency improves my quality of life. | 20.50 | 25.80 | 0.79 | −5.30 |
| 10. My faith improves my quality of life. | 46.20 | 51.60 | 0.90 | −5.40 |
| 47. Hierarchy between residents of my residency program worsens my quality of life. | 78.20 | 90.30 | 0.87 | −12.10 |
| 24. My health is good. | 61.50 | 74.20 | 0.83 | −12.70 |
Fisher’s test. *P < 0.05 #P < 0.01