Table 1. Demographics of participants.
| Characteristics | Mean | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20.54 (SD = 2.07) | |
| Gender (male/female) | ||
| Male | 44.2% | |
| Female | 55.8% | |
| Year of Study | ||
| Year 1 | 16.2% | |
| Year 2 | 39.5% | |
| Year 3 | 12.3% | |
| Year 4 | 20.3% | |
| Year 5 | 22.8% | |
| Year 6 | 5.1% | |
| First degree before entering medical school | ||
| Yes | 92.1% | |
| Place of living | ||
| In campus | 34.3% | |
| Hospital (dormitory) | 12.0% | |
| Home | 53.0 | |
| Others | 0.7% | |
| On loan | ||
| Government loan | 11.7% | |
| Other loan | 0.7% | |
| No | 87.7% | |
| Any scholarship | 44.8% | |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 98.2% | |
| Married | 0.4% | |
| Divorced | 0.1% | |
| Others | 1.2% | |
| Entry via JUPAS?^ | ||
| Yes | 58.8% | |
| Previously studied abroad? | ||
| Yes | 17.6% | |
| In GPS program?^^ | ||
| Yes | 12.4% | |
| High burnout? | ||
| Yes | 27.9% | |
| Emotional Exhaustion level | ||
| High | 49.3% | |
| Medium | 29.2% | |
| Low | 21.6% | |
| Depersonalization level | ||
| High | 53.8% | |
| Medium | 22.8% | |
| Low | 23.4% | |
| Personal accomplishment level | ||
| High | 5.1% | |
| Medium | 23.2% | |
| Low | 71.1% | |
| Smoking? | ||
| Yes | 0.4% | |
| Self-prescribe sleep medication | ||
| Yes | 6.3% | |
| Self-prescribe concentration medication | ||
| Yes | 2.3% | |
| Alcohol use frequency | ||
| Never | 29.7% | |
| Monthly or less | 45.5% | |
| 2–4 times/month | 18.3% | |
| 2–3 times/week | 5.2% | |
| 4–5 times/week | 1.4% | |
| Binge drinking (≥6 drinks) in last 1 year | ||
| Never | 73.1% | |
| Less than monthly | 21.0% | |
| Monthly | 4.9% | |
| Weekly | 0.8% | |
| Daily or almost daily | 0.1% | |
| Regular exercise in a typical week | ||
| Often | 19.9% | |
| Sometimes | 52.9% | |
| Never/rarely | 27.2% | |
| Poor sleep on PSQI cut-off | ||
| Poor sleep | 31.5% | |
| Self-reported sleep quality | ||
| Very good | 20.7% | |
| Fairly good | 61.4% | |
| Fairly bad | 16.9 | |
| Very bad | 1.0% | |
| Response rate | ||
| Year 1 | 63.0% | |
| Year 2 | 69.5% | |
| Year 3 | 41.4% | |
| Year 4 | 65.9% | |
| Year 5 | 79.4% | |
| Year 6 | 16.2% | |
| Total | 55.6% |
^ Most students in Hong Kong enter University programs by sitting a unified examination called Diploma of Secondary Education (DSE) and were admitted to Universities by a central system called Joint University Program Admission System (JUPAS). But significant proportion of students admitted to medical schools receive secondary education in international schools and other countries, and they can enter the medical school by non-JUPAS means.
^^ CUHK is unique in that it offers the choice of Global Physician Scheme (GPS) to its’ students, in which the academically promising students receive extra training for research, for leadership development and for international exposure.