Table 3.
Knock-on effects following the imprisonment incident.
| Frequency | % | |
|---|---|---|
| The court decision to imprison the three doctors for their role in causing the unfavorable results by missing the treatment period due to misdiagnosis was unfair. | ||
| Unfair | 2868 | 95.0 |
| Fair | 100 | 3.3 |
| Don’t know | 51 | 1.7 |
| The burden of doing additional tests on patients who demonstrate abnormal results, even if unnecessary, is now greater. | ||
| Very true | 2588 | 85.7 |
| Slightly true | 350 | 11.6 |
| No difference | 63 | 2.1 |
| False | 18 | 0.6 |
| The tendency to send a patient to a tertiary hospital if they demonstrate abnormal results is now greater. | ||
| Very true | 2,654 | 87.9 |
| Slightly true | 302 | 10.0 |
| No difference | 60 | 2.0 |
| False | 3 | 0.1 |
| Has active medical practice become constrictive after this decision? | ||
| Very true | 2243 | 74.3 |
| Slightly true | 601 | 19.9 |
| No difference | 103 | 3.4 |
| False | 72 | 2.4 |