the general population in Japan
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Teikyo University
Teikyo University, Faculty of Economics
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Resident of Japan (nationality not required) 2. Aged 20-69 years at the time of survey 3. Neither the respondent nor any cohabiting family member is employed as any healthcare or long-term care provider (e.g., physician, nurse, pharmacist, clinical laboratory technologist, physical therapist, care worker, etc.) 4. Sufficient Japanese proficiency to understand and complete the web-based questionnaire 5. Access to the internet and an internet-capable device (computer, smartphone, or equivalent) 6. Ability to provide informed consent by reading the online consent form and checking the "I consent" box
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. The respondent or any cohabiting family member reports working in the medical or long-term care sector (e.g., physician, nurse, pharmacist, dentist, allied health professional) 2. Duplicate or fraudulent submissions (e.g., multiple responses from the same IP address within a short timeframe, after review of timestamps and response patterns) 3. Inability to understand written Japanese well enough to complete the questionnaire 4. Age under 20 years or 70 years and older at the time of survey 5. Failure to provide informed consent (the respondent does not check the "I consent" box)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of non-medical adults who are aware of the term "anesthesiologist" and their core professional roles | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Assessment of awareness disparities across demographic subgroups to characterize existing gaps in public recognition of anesthesiologists 2. Identification of key predictors associated with being "aware" versus "not aware" of anesthesiologists 3. Examination of how different information sources (e.g., mass media, internet, healthcare-provider explanations) are associated with respondents' awareness of anesthesiologists | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSoichiro Obara
Teikyo University Graduate School of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed