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Table 2 Characteristics of participants (N = 401)

From: Association between patient care ownership and personal or environmental factors among medical trainees: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Variable, unit of measure

Value

Gender, N (%)

 Female

132 (32.9)

 Male

264 (65.8)

 Others

5 (1.2)

Postgraduate Years (PGY), N (%)

 PGY 1–2

192 (47.9)

 PGY 3–6

209 (52.1)

Department, N (%)

 Internal medicine

142 (35.4)

 Surgery

43 (10.7)

 Other departments

216 (53.9)

Hospital size, N (%)

 

  ≤ 500 beds

185 (46.1)

 501–800 beds

57 (14.2)

 801–1000 beds

47 (11.7)

  ≥ 1001 beds

112 (27.9)

Hospital type, N (%)

 Community hospital

272 (67.8)

 University hospital

129 (32.2)

Medical care system, N (%)

 

 Multiple shujii system (team system)

202 (50.4)

 Single shujii system

199 (49.6)

Number of team members, N (%)

  ≤ 2

119 (29.7)

 3–4

132 (32.9)

 5–6

79 (19.7)

  ≥ 7

71 (17.7)

Number of inpatients in charge, N (%)

  ≤ 3

147 (36.7)

 4–6

127 (31.7)

 7–9

52 (13.0)

  ≥ 10

75 (18.7)

Average working hours per week, measn (SD)

69.21 (12.72)

Number of calls during off-hours per month, N (%)

 0

219 (54.6)

  ≥ 1

182 (45.4)

Perceived level of the workplace as a learning environment,a mean (SD)

7.66 (1.94)

  1. aRanges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating a better learning environment