Table 3 Physicians’ professional behaviours (n, %)

In the last year, I …

B1 Maintaining professional competence

B11. learned and applied new professional knowledge and techniques critically.

17

(7.6)

36

(16.1)

10

(45.3)

69

(30.9)

3.00 ± 0.88

B2Honesty with patients

B21. withheld information that patients or their family should have known about a medical error. (R)

185

(82.6)

29

(12.9)

7

(3.1)

3

(1.3)

1.23 ± 0.57

B3 Protecting patients’ confidentiality

B31. improperly disclosed patient information to irrelevant people. (R)

203

(90.6)

10

(4.5)

6

(2.7)

5

(2.2)

1.17 ± 0.57

B4 Improving quality of care.

B41. participated in medical error reduction activities.

13

(5.8)

55

(24.6)

90

(40.2)

66

(29.5)

2.93 ± 0.88

B5 Improving access to care

B51. provided necessary medical services to patients who are unable to afford it.

39

(17.4)

62

(27.7)

68

(30.4)

55

(24.6)

2.62 ± 1.04

B6 Just distribution of finite resources

1.27 ± 0.51

B61. treated the patients differently because of economic status, social status, gender, ethnic, etc. (R)

173

(77.2)

42

(18.8)

6

(2.7)

3

(1.3)

1.28 ± 0.58

B62. provided extra medical services for patients with medical insurance. (R)

184

(82.5)

26

(11.7)

8

(3.6)

5

(2.2)

1.26 ± 0.63

B8 Maintaining trust by managing conflicts of interest

1.14 ± 0.39

B81. accepted properties from the patient or their relatives/friends. (R)

197

(87.9)

23

(10.3)

3

(1.3)

1

(0.4)

1.14 ± 0.42

B82. accepted properties, kickbacks, or other unfair benefits from a pharmaceutical company. (R)

197

(88.3)

22

(9.9)

3

(1.3)

1

(0.4)

1.14 ± 0.42

B9 Commitment to professional responsibilities

B91.When needed, I sought help for my colleagues and obtained more reasonable medical plan.

14

(6.3)

32

(14.3)

91

(40.8)

86

(38.6)

3.12 ± 0.88