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Table 2 Participantā€™s Response to medical errors

From: Improving disclosure of medical error through educational program as a first step toward patient safety

Ā 

Response*

Case 1

Case 2

Case 3

p value**

Apologizing medical error to patient and family, n (%)

1

0

0

2 (3.5)

Ā 

2

0

6 (7.5)

3 (3.7)

<0.0001

3

0

7 (8.7)

8 (10.0)

4

2 (3.4)

12 (15.0)

22 (27.5)

5

17 (20.0)

27 (33.7)

33 (41.2)

6

66 (77.6)

28 (35.0)

12 (15.0)

  1. * 1ā€‰=ā€‰strongly disagree; 2ā€‰=ā€‰disagree; 3ā€‰=ā€‰disagree a little; 4ā€‰=ā€‰agree a little; 5ā€‰=ā€‰agree; and 6ā€‰=ā€‰strongly agree
  2. ** P-values are calculated using Fisherā€™s exact test