Association between residents' work hours and patient care ownership: a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

In the current era of physician work-hour regulations, patient care ownership (PCO) has received considerable attention. The aim of the study was to investigate the association between working hours and PCO.

Methods

This was a nationwide cross-sectional study. The study recruited residents who completed the General Medicine In-Training Examination. The primary outcome was PCO, assessed using the Japanese version of the PCO Scale (J-PCOS). The secondary outcomes were the four dimensions of the J-PCOS (i.e., assertiveness, sense of ownership, diligence, and being the "go-to" person). The explanatory variable was weekly working hours. We examined the association using multivariable linear regression analysis.

Results

1836 participants were included in the analysi

SUBMITTER: Fujikawa H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11909906 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature