Defensive practise according to complaints group
| Owing to your/other's experiences with complaints, have you… | No complaint n=1780 (22.5%) | Past complaint n=3889 (49.1%) | Recent or current complaint n=2257 (28.5%) | Total n=7926 (100%) | Relative Risk for past complaint (95% CI) | Relative Risk for recent or current complaint (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changed the way of practising medicine n (%) | 1294 (72.7) | 3106 (79.9) | 1912 (84.7) | 6312 (79.6) | 1.10 (1.06 to 1.14) | 1.17 (1.13 to 1.21) |
| Displayed hedging behaviour n (%) | 1454 (81.7) | 3212 (82.6) | 1999 (88.6) | 6665 (84.1) | 1.01 (0.98 to 1.04) | 1.08 (1.05 to 1.11) |
| Displayed avoiding behaviour n (%) | 820 (46.1) | 1668 (42.9) | 1124 (49.8) | 3612 (45.6) | 0.93 (0.87 to 1.00) | 1.08 (1.00 to 1.17) |
| Suggested invasive procedures against professional judgement n (%) | 359 (20.2) | 902 (23.2) | 585 (25.9) | 1846 (23.3) | 1.15 (1.02 to 1.29) | 1.29 (1.13 to 1.46) |
| Become more likely to abandon a procedure at an early stage n (%) | 248 (14) | 515 (13.3) | 372 (16.5) | 1136 (14.3) | 0.95 (0.80 to 1.13) | 1.18 (1.00 to 1.39) |
| Become less committed and worked strictly to job description n (%) | – | 795 (20.5) | 613 (27.2) | – | – |
The analysis following multiple imputation of missing values results in non-integer numbers of patients. We rounded these to integer values, but report the percentage and relative risk as provided by the analysis. As a consequence, there may be slight discrepancies between the percentages, relative risks and the reported patient numbers.