Table 3.

Content Analysis of Free-Text Responses to the Question Regarding Expectations or Concerns About Physician Working Hour Restrictions (N = 216).

Theme	Subtheme	Count, N (%)
Expectations	Improved physician well-being	71 (32.9)
	Improved quality of patient care	35 (16.2)
	Overall	10 (4.6)
	Increased number of physicians	5 (2.3)
	Renewal of the medical care system	2 (0.9)
	Improved quality of physicians	2 (0.9)
	Restoration of physician dignity	1 (0.5)
	Management should be retained within the physician’s community	1 (0.5)
	Improved quality of medical education	1 (0.5)
	Stabilization of the medical care system	1 (0.5)
	Patient care as before	1 (0.5)
	Subtotal	130 (60.2)
Concerns	Deterioration in quality of patient care	35 (16.2)
	Questioning the system of regulating physician working hours	23 (10.6)
	Deterioration of physician well-being	4 (1.9)
	Physician shortage	4 (1.9)
	Deterioration in the quality of medical education	2 (0.9)
	Unforeseen impact	1 (0.5)
	Deterioration in the quality of physicians	1 (0.5)
	Subtotal	70 (32.4)
Others	Unsure	13 (6.0)
	Irrelevant to me	11 (5.1)
	Generalization	7 (3.2)
	Increased number of physicians	2 (0.9)
	Patient engagement	2 (0.9)
	Need to improve medical education	1 (0.5)
	Improved quality of patient care by other means	1 (0.5)
	Efficient medical care	1 (0.5)
	Physician overwork and mental health	1 (0.5)
	Strengthening the healthcare system	1 (0.5)
	Effectiveness varies by hospital	1 (0.5)
	Healthcare versus small business in society	1 (0.5)
	Physician salaries	1 (0.5)
	Patient-centered care	1 (0.5)
	Unclear	8 (3.7)
	Subtotal	52 (24.1)
Total		252 a

^aTotal counts are greater than 216 because some responses were coded multiple times across different themes or subthemes.