Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics
| Pseudonym | Age | Career Grade | Specialty | Job status | Number of children | Age of youngest child | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant | Wife | ||||||
| Akira | 30s | Senior Resident | Family medicine | Full-time | Part-time | 1 | 1 |
| Daisuke | 40s | *Qualified | Family medicine | Full-time | Part-time | 5 | 3 |
| Kazuki | 30s | *Qualified | Family medicine | Full-time | Stay-at-home | 5 | 1 |
| Kenta | 30s | *Qualified | Family medicine | Full-time | Stay-at-home | 4 | 0 |
| Makoto | 30s | *Qualified | Surgery | Part-time worker and PhD student | Stay-at-home | 2 | 1 |
| Naoki | 30s | *Qualified | Surgery | Part-time worker and PhD student | Stay-at-home | 2 | 1 |
| Ryusuke | 30s | *Qualified | General. Int. Med. | Full-time | Part-time | 2 | 6 |
| Takeshi | 30s | *Qualified | Surgery | Part-time worker and PhD student | Part-time | 1 | 0 |
| Takuya | 40s | *Qualified | Em. Med. | Full-time | Part-time | 2 | 0 |
| Toru | 30s | *Qualified | General. Int. Med. | Full-time | Full-time | 1 | 1 |
*Qualified doctors are those who have completed training in their respective specialty