Table 5. Impact of WPV on patient management and decision-making by the doctors who faced workplace violence.
* Statistically significant, Chi-square test
| Verbal abuse | Increased | Decreased | p-value |
| Prescribing drugs | |||
| Yes | 49 (18.7%) | 213(81.3%) | 0.76 |
| No | 13(20.3%) | 51(79.7%) | |
| Surgical or medical intervention | |||
| Yes | 82(31.3%) | 180(68.7%) | 0.04* |
| No | 12(18.8%) | 52(81.2%) | |
| Suggesting investigations | |||
| Yes | 167(63.7%) | 95(36.3%) | 0.01* |
| No | 27(42.2%) | 37(57.8%) | |
| Handling emergencies or critical cases | |||
| Yes | 123(46.9%) | 139(53.1%) | 0.01* |
| No | 17(26.6%) | 47(73.4%) | |
| Handling non-complicated cases | |||
| Yes | 35(13.4%) | 227(86.6%) | 0.38 |
| No | 6(9.4%) | 58(90.6%) | |
| Handling and consultation liaising with other specialties | |||
| Yes | 163(62.2%) | 99(37.8%) | 0.01* |
| No | 26(40.6%) | 38(59.4%) | |
| Consultation time | |||
| Yes | 146(55.7%) | 116(44.3%) | 0.01* |
| No | 25(39.1%) | 39(60.9%) | |
| Preference of private over government hospitals | |||
| Yes | 161(61.5%) | 101(38.5%) | 0.01* |
| No | 26(40.6%) | 38(59.4%) | |