Table 4 Consequences of cost-conscious practice
| Â | Degree of agreement (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Strongly disagree | Moderately disagree | Moderately agree | Strongly agree | |
I find the uncertainty involved in patient care disconcerting “worrying”: | 16 (4.1%) | 58 (15.0%) | 217 (55.9%) | 97 (25.0%) |
I generally order more tests when I don’t know the patient well: | 70 (18.1%) | 46 (11.9%) | 83 (21.3%) | 190 (48.8%) |