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ArticleJournal of general internal medicine2025

Self-Reported Time-at-Bedside and Its Association with In-Training Examination Scores of Residents in Japan.

Kohta Katayama, Toshihiko Takada, Yuji Nishizaki, Kazuya Nagasaki, Taro Shimizu, Yu Yamamoto, Takashi Watari, Yasuharu Tokuda, Vineet Chopra, Yoshiyuki Ohira

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Kohta KatayamaDepartment of General Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan. pine77717@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0001-8076-7188
Toshihiko TakadaDepartment of General Medicine, Shirakawa Satellite for Teaching and Research (STAR), Fukushima Medical University, Shirakawa, Fukushima, Japan.
Yuji NishizakiDivision of Medical Education, School of Medicine, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Kazuya NagasakiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Mito Kyodo General Hospital, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Taro ShimizuDepartment of Diagnostic and Generalist Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University Hospital, Tochigi, Japan.
Yu YamamotoDivision of General Medicine, Center for Community Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
Takashi WatariIntegrated Clinical Education Center, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan.
Yasuharu TokudaMuribushi Okinawa Center for Teaching Hospitals, Urasoe, Okinawa, Japan.
Vineet ChopraDepartment of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, USA.
Yoshiyuki OhiraDepartment of General Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

Funding

Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare 21IA2004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTime-at-bedside plays a central role in clinical medicine. However, the amount of time Japanese clinical residents spend at patients' bedsides remains unexplored.

objectiveTo quantify time-at-bedside and examine its association with in-training examination scores during clinical residency in Japan.

designNationwide multicenter cross-sectional study.

participantsFirst- and second-year postgraduate residents who took the General Medicine In-Training Examination at the end of the 2022 academic year.

interventionsTime-at-bedside was defined as the average time per day the residents spend providing care at patients' bedsides during their residency. Time-at-bedside was classified into six categories: C1 (10-20 min per day), C2 (30-50 min per day), C3 (60-80 min per day), C4 (90-110 min per day), C5 (120-140 min per day), and C6 (150 min or more per day). Data on time-at-bedside were collected through an electronic survey conducted immediately after the General Medicine In-Training Examination. MAIN MEASURES: The primary outcome was the General Medicine In-Training Examination score. A multi-level analysis examined the association between self-reported time-at-bedside and the General Medicine In-Training Examination score. KEY

resultsA total of 5344 residents were included in this study. Of these, 2760 were first-year residents, and 2584 were second-year residents. Of the 5334 residents, 66.9% reported spending less than 60 min at a patient's bedside. Compared to the C1, C2 (adjusted score difference [aSD] = 1.1, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.48 to 1.79), C3 (aSD = 1.5, 95% CI 0.75 to 2.20), and C5 (aSD = 2.0, 95 CI 0.62 to 3.38) were positively associated with the General Medicine In-Training Examination score. However, C4 (aSD = 1.1, 95% CI - 0.15 to 2.26) and C6 (aSD = 0, 95% CI - 1.79 to 1.87) were not associated with the General Medicine In-Training Examination score.

conclusionSelf-reported time-at-bedside positively correlates with in-training examination scores among Japanese resident physicians.

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Clinical CompetenceEducational MeasurementInternship and ResidencySelf ReportAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansJapanMaleTime Factorsclinical residencyJapantime-at-bedside

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PMID39702588
PMCPMC12119393

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