Analysis of impact factors for 273 medical dispute cases mediated with the people's mediation mechanism in Guangdong province

Abstract

Objective To analyze impact factors for resolving cases of medical disputes with people's mediation mechanism,for improvement of this mechanism.Methods This paper picked 273 cases mediated by Guangdong Medical Dispute People Meditation Committee from June 2010 to December 2011,for analysis from doctor-factors,patient-factors,mediator-factors and composite factors.Results Under such mechanism,doctor-factor has not significant difference on the mediation success ratio and mediation timeliness of the cases; the success rates of cases of death,disability,and no obvious impairment suffered by patients are 68.57％,55.81％ and 76.80％ respectively.Such results are found by chi-square test as P＜0.05,significant statistically.With cases reported via hospitals,the mediation timeliness is much better than other cases.Conclusion The mechanism is advantageous in effectively avoiding influences of case factors,yet emphasis should be placed on mediation of disability cases,and doctors should be encouraged to report the cases,contributing to higher success rate of mediation. Key words: People's mediation; Medical dispute; Impact factors; Analysis