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Existing scales primarily focus on hospital settings, limiting their applicability to family physicians. This study aimed to develop and validate a scale tailored to measure defensive medicine behaviors in primary care contexts.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Scale development involved reviewing the literature, conducting focus group discussions with family physicians, and consulting with experts. An initial 37-item draft was pilot-tested for clarity, resulting in a refined instrument. Data were collected from family physicians in two phases: exploratory factor analysis (EFA) with 252 participants and confirmatory factor analysis with 266 participants. Criterion validity was assessed by correlating the new scale with a previously validated defensive medicine scale. Reliability was evaluated using Cronbach\u2019s alpha and McDonald\u2019s omega.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>EFA supported a five-factor structure: referral, complaint, e-report, verbal\/physical violence, and interventional procedure dimensions. After item removal, the final 21-item scale demonstrated acceptable goodness-of-fit indices (\u03c7\u00b2\/df\u2005=\u20052.43, root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)\u2005=\u20050.07, comparative-fit index (CFI)\u2005=\u20050.93). Criterion validity was evidenced by a moderate positive correlation (r\u2005=\u20050.350, P\u2005&amp;lt;\u2005.01) with an existing scale. Internal consistency was high, with both Cronbach\u2019s alpha and McDonald\u2019s omega at 0.92 for the total scale.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The Primary Care Defensive Medicine Practices Scale is a valid and reliable instrument specifically tailored for primary care settings. 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