Table 2.

Comparison of resident responses regarding whether abortion-related scenarios are justifiable, measured at baseline and following the Values Clarification Workshop.

Abortion-related scenario	Pre-survey Median (range)	Agreed with scenario on pre-survey⁎ n (%)	Post-Survey Median (range)	Agreed with scenario on post-survey⁎ n (%)	P^
“I can think of justifiable reasons that would explain why the patient is in this circumstance and makes this decision”
Patient with undesired pregnancy has abortion	5 (4–5)	41 (100)	5 (4–5)	41 (100)	0.32
Patient declines post-abortal contraception	4 (1–5)	21 (51)	5 (2–5)	32 (78)	< 0.001
Patient presenting for subsequent abortion	4 (2–5)	38 (93)	5 (2–5)	39 (95)	0.01
Patient presenting for second-trimester abortion	5 (2–5)	38 (93)	5 (4–5)	41 (100)	0.001
“This case makes me feel frustrated”
Patient with undesired pregnancy has abortion	1 (1–5)	7 (17)	1(1–5)	5 (12)	0.60
Patient declines post-abortal contraception	4 (1–5)	30 (73)	4 (1–5)	23 (56)	0.04
Patient presenting for subsequent abortion	4 (1–5)	22 (54)	4 (1–5)	23 (56)	0.49
Patient presenting for second-trimester abortion	3 (1–4)	15 (37)	2 (1–5)	14 (34)	0.22
“My reaction to this case would make it hard for me to care for this patient”
Patient with undesired pregnancy has abortion	1 (1–3)	0 (0)	1 (1–5)	5 (12)	0.53
Patient declines post-abortal contraception	1 (1–4)	6 (15)	1 (1–5)	6 (15)	0.75
Patient presenting for subsequent abortion	1 (1–5)	3 (7)	1 (1–5)	4 (10)	0.28
Patient presenting for second-trimester abortion	1 (1–5)	2 (5)	1 (1–5)	1 (2)	0.13

N = 41.

Likert scale: 1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = neutral, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree.

^P is Wilcoxon matched test.

^⁎Based on a Likert scale response of 4 or 5.