Table 2. Resilience of Employed Physicians and the General US Population Aged 29 to 65 Yearsa.
| Query | No. (%) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (n = 3971) | Population (n = 5198) | ||
| I am able to adapt when changes occur | |||
| Not true at all | 17 (0.4) | 34 (0.7) | <.001 |
| Rarely true | 37 (0.9) | 96 (1.9) | |
| Sometimes true | 619 (15.8) | 1058 (20.4) | |
| Often true | 1935 (49.4) | 2401 (46.3) | |
| Always true | 1310 (33.4) | 1599 (30.8) | |
| Score, mean (SD) | 3.14 (0.80) | 3.04 (0.74) | |
| I tend to bounce back after illness, injury, or other hardships | |||
| Not true at all | 16 (0.4) | 32 (0.6) | <.001 |
| Rarely true | 41 (1.0) | 81 (1.6) | |
| Sometimes true | 410 (10.5) | 736 (14.2) | |
| Often true | 1534 (39.3) | 2273 (43.9) | |
| Always true | 1905 (48.8) | 2061 (39.8) | |
| Score, mean (SD) | 3.35 (0.7) | 3.20 (0.8) | |
| Total score, mean (SD) | 6.49 (1.30) | 6.25 (1.37) | <.001 |
a
Scores are based in the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (score ranges from 0 to 8).