Table 2.
Patient Perception of Harm Attributed to Problematic Event by Event Type
| Perceived Harm | All Participants (n = 78) |
Breakdown in Medical Care Only (n = 22) |
Breakdown in Communication Only (n = 37) |
Breakdown in Medical Care and Communication (n = 19) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | No. of Patients | % | |
| Physical harm | 45 | 57.7 | 20 | 90.9 | 11 | 29.7 | 14 | 73.7 |
| Psychological or emotional harm | 75 | 96.2 | 19 | 86.4 | 37 | 100 | 19 | 100 |
| Life disruption | 30 | 38.5 | 11 | 50 | 11 | 29.7 | 8 | 42.1 |
| Negative impact on family | 45 | 57.7 | 17 | 77.3 | 14 | 37.8 | 14 | 73.7 |
| Damaged relationship with provider | 41 | 52.6 | 12 | 54.5 | 18 | 48.6 | 11 | 57.9 |
| Uncompensated financial costs | 29 | 37.2 | 14 | 63.6 | 8 | 21.6 | 7 | 36.8 |
NOTE. Patients could report more than one type of perceived harm.