The practice of defensive medicine among Jordanian physicians: A cross sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Defensive medicine (DM) is a deviation from medical practice that is induced primarily by a threat of liability. While the DM behavior is well studied in the developed countries, little is known in developing countries and never been evaluated in Jordan.

Objective

To evaluate the prevalence of DM practice in Jordan among physicians and to investigate reasons behind its practice and potential strategies to alleviate this practice.

Methods

In this Cross-sectional study, self-administered questionnaire was distributed to a sample of physicians in both public and private sectors in Jordan. The collection period was from Jan 2021 to June 2021. The prevalence of DM practice was estimated among the study sample. Frequency scores of different DM behaviors, reasons

SUBMITTER: Al-Balas Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10635536 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature