Table 7 Reasons for and against treating family members

Practical advantages for your relatives (e.g., waiting time reduction, logistics)

383

4.32 ± 1.34

The treatment was outside your specialisation/routine

374

3.33 ± 1.63

Great confidence of your relatives in you and in your medical skills

381

4.18 ± 1.14

Difficulty in remaining objective during treatment

375

1.98 ± 1.79

Your relatives were only slightly ill and the necessary treatment was manageable

383

3.93 ± 1.36

The relatives were very seriously ill

368

1.55 ± 1.83

Your relatives expect you to be available for medical treatment

385

3.71 ± 1.59

The relatives should have looked for or consulted their own GP

367

1.39 ± 1.81

You know your relatives and can deal with individual cases of illness better than other doctors.

382

3.55 ± 1.55

The relatives would not have listened to medical advice

369

0.94 ± 1.37

Emergency

379

2.77 ± 1.93

Family conflicts

374

0.48 ± 1.11

Your relatives asked you for a second opinion

385

2.38 ± 2.01

You were travelling with your relatives

381

2.07 ± 1.91

Your relatives only wanted to be treated by you and would have been harmed otherwise

379

1.57 ± 1.87

No other GP was available (e.g., in a rural region)

380

0.54 ± 1.26