The attitudes towards defensive medicine among physicians of obstetrics and gynaecology in China: a questionnaire survey in a national congress.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The study aimed to determine prevalence, patterns and risk factors of defensive medicine by obstetricians and gynaecologists across China.

Design

This is a questionnaire survey by written and on-line interview for participants.

Participants

Among 1804 registered physicians participating at the 2017 Congress of Chinese Obstetricians and Gynecologists Association in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, from 17 to 20 August 2017, 1486 participants (82.4%) responded the survey.

Main outcome measures

Participants' strongly disagreed/disagreed and strongly agreed/agreed options were compared to determine specific factors contributing to their preferences towards defensive medicine.

Results

In the whole cohort of 1486 participants, 903/1486 (60.8%),

SUBMITTER: Zhu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829918 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature