Table 5.
Results of regression analysis for avoidance behaviour
| Predictor | β (95% CI) | |||||
| Model 1*** (R2=0.13) |
Model 2*** (R2=0.13) |
Model 3*** (R2=0.19) |
Model 4*** (R2=0.21) |
Model 5*** (R2=0.23) |
Model 6*** (R2=0.24) |
|
| Age>60 (vs. age<60) | 0.26 (0.12 to 0.39)*** | 0.25 (0.12 to 0.39)*** | 0.28 (0.15 to 0.41)*** | 0.27 (0.13 to 0.40)*** | 0.27 (0.14 to 0.40)*** | 0.26 (0.13 to 0.40)*** |
| Anaesthesiology (vs. other specialisms) | 0.24 (0.10 to 0.37)** | 0.24 (0.10 to 0.37)** | 0.23 (0.10 to 0.37)** | 0.20 (0.07 to 0.34)** | 0.21 (0.07 to 0.34)** | 0.20 (0.06 to 0.34)** |
| Grade | ||||||
| Physician (vs. resident) | 0.01 (−0.12 to 0.14) | 0.00 (−0.13 to 0.13) | 0.00 (−0.13 to 0.13) | −0.01 (−0.14 to 0.11) | 0.00 (−0.14 to 0.12) | |
| Attitude towards justified litigation | ||||||
| SBJL | 0.15 (0.02 to 0.28)* | 0.07 (−0.08 to 0.21) | 0.07 (−0.08 to 0.21) | 0.07 (−0.08 to 0.22) | ||
| DISJL | 0.17 (0.04 to 0.30)** | 0.16 (0.03 to 0.28)*** | 0.16 (0.03 to 0.28)* | 0.15 (0.02 to 0.28)* | ||
| Attitude towards unjustified litigation | ||||||
| COUJL | 0.18 (0.04 to 0.33)*** | 0.18 (0.04 to 0.33)* | 0.17 (0.01 to 0.32)* | |||
| Perceived patient pressure | ||||||
| PPREF | −0.04 (−0.19 to 0.11) | −0.04 (−0.19 to 0.12) | ||||
| PPMED | 0.14 (0.00 to 0.28)* | 0.12 (−0.03 to 0.26) | ||||
| Interactions | ||||||
| SBJL × PPREF | −0.04 (−0.20 to 0.13) | |||||
| SBJL × PPMED | 0.13 (−0.04 to 0.30) | |||||
| DISJL × PPREF | −0.02 (−0.17 to 0.14) | |||||
| DISJL × PPMED | −0.03 (−0.19 to 0.14) | |||||
| COUJL × PPREF | 0.01 (−0.15 to 0.17) | |||||
| COUJL × PPMED | −0.01 (−0.18 to 0.16) | |||||
*P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.
COUJL, concerns about unjustified litigation; DISJL, disapproval of justified litigation; PPMED, perceived patient pressure to prescribe medicine; PPREF, perceived patient pressure to refer; SBJL, self-blame for justified litigation.