Department of Ophthalmology, Choithram Netralaya, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Department of Ophthalmology, National Institute of Ophthalmology, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Dec 1;71(12):3690-3695. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1084_23. Epub 2023 Nov 20.
To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice patterns (KAPP) of Indian ophthalmologists regarding medicolegal issues using an initial survey.
An online form was circulated among Indian ophthalmologists of all ages over social media and email by the Young Ophthalmologists Society of India (YOSI) and its medicolegal working group. Anonymous responses were obtained and analyzed for each question. The questionnaire comprised questions about demographic details, KAPP of medicolegal issues including how to deal with medicolegal issues (if faced), medical indemnity insurance, deviation from the recommended minimum sum assured (Rs. 1 crore for Indian ophthalmologists), and legal service providers.
A total of 109 responses were obtained. The majority of the respondents were male (60, 55%). More than 50% of respondents (58, 53.2%) were younger than 35 years. More than one-fourth of the respondents were private practitioners (29, 27%), and the majority were of senior consultant designation (45, 41%). Around 80% of respondents (89, 81.6%) were aware of professional indemnity insurance; however, only 54% (n = 59) bought the insurance cover. A majority of the respondents (38, 64.4%) had an indemnity cover of a maximum of Rs. 50 lacs. Only 20% of respondents were aware of the expert body at the state/national level that deals with medicolegal cases. Thirty percent of respondents recommended the ideal cover amount to be more than Rs. 1 crore.
The current survey highlights the dismally low rate of awareness of medicolegal issues among ophthalmologists. Specifically, a majority of Indian ophthalmologists surveyed did not have recommended minimum insured cover for professional indemnity insurance. Larger studies are needed to further explore KAPP of Indian ophthalmologists in various medicolegal issues.
使用初始调查评估印度眼科医生在医学法律问题方面的知识、态度和实践模式（KAPP）。
印度青年眼科医生协会（YOSI）及其医学法律工作组通过社交媒体和电子邮件向所有年龄段的印度眼科医生分发在线表格。获得匿名回复，并对每个问题进行分析。问卷包括有关人口统计学细节、医学法律问题的 KAPP，包括如何处理医学法律问题（如果面临）、医疗赔偿保险、偏离建议的最低保证金额（印度眼科医生为 1 千万卢比）以及法律服务提供商的问题。
共收到 109 份回复。大多数受访者为男性（60 人，占 55%）。超过 50%的受访者（58 人，占 53.2%）年龄小于 35 岁。超过四分之一的受访者（29 人，占 27%）为私人从业者，大多数为高级顾问职称（45 人，占 41%）。大约 80%的受访者（89 人，占 81.6%）知道专业赔偿保险；然而，只有 54%（n=59）购买了保险。大多数受访者（38 人，占 64.4%）的赔偿保险金额最高为 50 万卢比。只有 20%的受访者知道处理医学法律案件的州/国家一级的专家机构。30%的受访者建议理想的保险金额超过 1 千万卢比。
目前的调查突出表明，眼科医生对医学法律问题的认识率低得令人沮丧。具体来说，接受调查的大多数印度眼科医生没有为专业赔偿保险购买建议的最低保险金额。需要进行更大规模的研究来进一步探讨印度眼科医生在各种医学法律问题上的 KAPP。
