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Table 2 Characteristics of the participants

From: Influence of psychiatric or social backgrounds on clinical decision making: a randomized, controlled multi-centre study

 

Scenario set 1 (n = 102)

Scenario set 2 (n = 105)

Age (years), median (IQR)

28 (26–29)

28 (26–29)

Men, No. (%)

71 (70%)

75 (71%)

Postgraduate year, median (IQR)

2 (1–3)

2 (1–3)

 Transitional resident, No. (%)

70 (71%)

69 (67%)

 Senior resident, No. (%)

29 (29%)

34 (33%)

Specialty

 Transitional resident, No. (%)

73 (71%)

71 (67%)

 Internal medicine, No. (%)

21 (21%)

25 (24%)

 Emergency medicine, No. (%)

8 (8%)

9 (9%)

Hospital

 Tokyo Bay Medical Centre, No. (%)

18 (18%)

21 (20%)

 Chiba University, No. (%)

14 (14%)

20 (19%)

 Tsukuba University, No. (%)

17 (17%)

15 (14%)

 Kyorin University, No. (%)

32 (31%)

28 (27%)

 St. Marianna University, No. (%)

21 (20%)

21 (20%)

Rotation in psychiatry, No. (%)

39 (38%)

45 (43%)

Just after night shift, No. (%)

18 (18%)

20 (19%)

Total EQ score, mean (SD)

4.2 (0.63)

4.2 (0.63)

 Well-being, mean (SD)

4.5 (1.0)

4.5 (0.90)

 Self-control, mean (SD)

4.0 (0.84)

4.0 (0.78)

 Emotionality, mean (SD)

4.4 (0.71)

4.3 (0.78)

 Sociability, mean (SD)

4.0 (0.83)

3.9 (0.77)

  1. IQR interquartile range, EQ emotional quotient, SD standard deviation