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. 2026 Jul 10;9(5):1104–1113. doi: 10.31662/jmaj.2026-0093

Table 2.

Participants’ Characteristics (n = 1859).

Characteristics Values
PGY, n (%)
1 915 (49.2)
2 944 (50.8)
Sex, n (%)
Female 591 (31.8)
Male 1268 (68.2)
Hospital type, n (%)
Community hospital 1506 (81.0)
University main hospital 236 (12.7)
University branch hospital 117 (6.3)
Burnouta, n (%)
1–3 (Burnout) 270 (14.5)
4–5 (No burnout) 1589 (85.5)
Job satisfactionb, n (%)
1–3 (Not satisfied with job) 410 (22.1)
4–5 (Satisfied with job) 1449 (77.9)
J-PCOSc, mean (SD)
Total 4.83 (0.99)
Factor 1 4.84 (1.03)
Factor 2 5.05 (1.09)
Factor 3 4.89 (1.12)
Factor 4 4.61 (1.17)
J-PCOS-8c, mean (SD)
Total 4.86 (1.00)
Factor 1 4.82 (1.15)
Factor 2 5.05 (1.09)
Factor 3 4.89 (1.12)
Factor 4 4.68 (1.19)
J-PCOS-4d, mean (SD)
Total 4.77 (1.06)
Q10 (included in factor 1 in J-PCOS)e 4.71 (1.29)
Q13 (included in factor 2 in J-PCOS)e 5.14 (1.10)
Q8 (included in factor 3 in J-PCOS) 4.71 (1.32)
Q2 (included in factor 4 in J-PCOS) 4.51 (1.37)

J-PCOS: Japanese version of the Patient Care Ownership Scale; J-PCOS-4: 4-item version of the J-PCOS; J-PCOS-8: 8-item version of the J-PCOS; PGY: postgraduate year; SD: standard deviation.

aRated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (“I feel completely burned out. I am at the point where I may need to seek help”) to 5 (“I enjoy my work. I have no symptoms of burnout”), with lower scores indicating higher risk of burnout.

bRated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree), with higher scores indicating greater job satisfaction.

cThe scores range from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating greater patient care ownership. Factor 1: assertiveness; factor 2: sense of ownership; factor 3: diligence; and factor 4: being the “go-to” person.

dThe scores range from 1 to 7, with higher scores indicating greater patient care ownership. Q10: “I felt comfortable making decisions independently about my patients’ care”; Q13: “I felt a strong sense of ownership of my patients’ care”; Q8: “I personally made sure to go back and check that all orders were actually carried out”; and Q2: “I was the ‘go-to’ person for knowledge about my patients.”

eThese items were included in the 2-item version of the J-PCOS.