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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 7.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Emerg Med. 2005 Jul 14;46(6):525–533. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2005.04.016

Appendix 3.

Interitem correlation matrix and item-total correlations for the fear of malpractice scale (n=33).*

Item 1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Change in practice because of legal factors 1.0000
2. Concern about future malpractice suit 0.4213 1.0000
3. Practice pressure related to malpractice 0.6926 0.6195 1.0000
4. Ordering tests/consultations to avoid malpractice 0.3553 0.4270 0.5479 1.0000
5. Asking for consultant opinions to reduce risk 0.3240 0.4756 0.5543 0.7749 1.0000
6. Relying on clinical judgment for diagnosis 0.5365 0.5453 0.7224 0.5324 0.6337 1.0000
Item Item-Total Correlation Average Interitem Correlation
1. Change in practice because of legal factors 0.7047 0.5833
2. Concern about future malpractice suit 0.7383 0.5674
3. Practice pressure related to malpractice 0.8755 0.5026
4. Ordering tests/consultations to avoid malpractice 0.7698 0.5525
5. Asking for consultant opinions to reduce risk 0.7963 0.5400
6. Relying on clinical judgment for diagnosis 0.8403 0.5192
*

Cronbach’s α = 0.88. Full text of questionnaire items is shown in Appendix 2.