@article{2958b296e70c4dc1841b1e26970a737e,
title = "Prevalence of fatigue among postgraduate trainees in the United States and Japan",
abstract = "Background: The difference in prevalence of fatigue among postgraduate trainees between the United States and Japan is unknown. Methods: A cross-sectional survey using Iowa Fatigue Scale was administered on postgraduate trainees in two internal medicine residency programs in New York and five postgraduate residency programs in Japan. Results: Of the 393 trainees, 135 (34%) completed the survey. Seventy-seven (57%) were US trainees. Both fatigue (42% vs 81%) and severe fatigue (4% vs 19%) were more prevalent in Japan (P <.01). US trainees felt more productive during work hours but less fatigued. Conclusions: Fatigue was more prevalent among postgraduate trainees in Japan.",
keywords = "fatigue, medical education, medical trainees, residency",
author = "Hirotaka Kato and Burger, {Alfred P.} and Ken Emoto and Reiko Sakama and Yuki Uehara and Ankur Segon and Lin, {Jenny J.}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors would like to thank their collaborators for obtaining IRB approval and administering the survey at each institution: Dr Yuki Nagai, Teine Keijikai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan; Dr Kenichiro Akazawa, Shonan Fujisawa Tokushukai Hostpial, Kanagawa, Japan; Dr Izumi Kitagawa, Shonan Kamakura Tokushukai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan; and Dr Toshio Naito, Juntendo University Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. This preliminary report is a part of the survey study presented as posters elsewhere (Kato, H; Burger, A; Emoto, K; Uehara, Y; Sakama, R; Lin, JJ; Segon, A. DIFFERENCES IN GOALS DURING RESIDENCY TRAINING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN [abstract]. Journal of Hospital Medicine. 2017; 12 (suppl 2); Kato, H; Burger, A; Emoto, K; Uehara, Y; Sakama, R; Segon A; Lin, JJ. DIFFERENCES IN GOALS DURING RESIDENCY TRAINING BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN [abstract]. J GEN INTERN MED 2017; 32 (Suppl 2): 83). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 The Authors. Journal of General and Family Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Primary Care Association.",
year = "2019",
month = nov,
doi = "10.1002/jgf2.280",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "20",
pages = "260--263",
journal = "Journal of General and Family Medicine",
issn = "2189-6577",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd",
number = "6",
}