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