Table 4 Physicians’ response to self-assessment questions
Malpractice risks | Attending Physicians | General Practitioners | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |
Malpractice claims | ||||
Yes | 39 | 9.8 | 4 | 3.7 |
No | 354 | 89.4 | 104 | 95.4 |
Malpractice fear | ||||
Yes | 302 | 76.3 | 97 | 89 |
No | 77 | 19.4 | 10 | 9.2 |
Malpractice Fear Effect | ||||
No effect | 184 | 46.5 | 44 | 40.4 |
Work pressure | 174 | 43.9 | 57 | 52.3 |
Patient relationship deterioration | 38 | 9.6 | 9 | 8.3 |
Refuse high-risk interventions | 27 | 6.8 | N/A | |