Who Sues Their Doctors? How Patients Handle Medical Grievances

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ID4084017
AutoresMarlynn L May, Daniel B Stengel
Ano1990
Volume24
Fascículo1
Páginas105-120
Data de publicação1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLaw & Society Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0023-9216 • E-ISSN: 1540-5893
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/3053788
OpenAlexW2333631793
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas28
Referências citadas20

This article applies the dispute processing model developed by Felstiner, Abel, and Sarat (1980-81) to disputing between patients and doctors. We conducted interviews with 240 dissatisfied patients to examine the dispute resolution choices they made in response to unsatisfactory medical experiences. Probit models were constructed for each of five resolution choices, incorporating independent variables derived form the Felstiner et al. conceptual model. These analyses go beyond previous studies of medical malpractice by (a) presenting a comparative analysis of suers and nonsuers, (b) not relying on closed malpractice case data, and (c) presenting the perspective of aggrieved patients

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