Bairy K L, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian P, Sivagnanam G, Saraswathi S, Sachidananda A, Shalini A
Department of Pharmacology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
J Postgrad Med. 2007 Apr-Jun;53(2):87-90, 90A-91A. doi: 10.4103/0022-3859.32206.
Workplace bullying is an important and serious issue in a healthcare setting because of its potential impact on the welfare of care-providers as well as the consumers.
To gauge the extent of bullying among the medical community in India; as a subsidiary objective, to assess the personality trait of the bullying victims.
A cross-sectional, anonymous, self-reported questionnaire survey was undertaken among a convenient sample of all the trainee doctors at a Government Medical College in Tamil Nadu, India.
A questionnaire, in English with standard written explanation of bullying was used. Basic information like age, sex, job grade and the specialty in case of Postgraduates (PGs) were also collected.
The results were subjected to descriptive statistical analysis and Chi-square test for comparison of frequencies.
A total of 174 doctors (115 PGs and 59 junior doctors), took part in the study with a cent percent response. Nearly half of the surveyed population reported being subjected to bullying. Nearly 54 (53%) of the men and 35 (48%) of women were subjected to bullying. Significant proportions (P < 0.0001) of medical personnel and paramedical staff bullied the PGs and junior doctors, respectively. More than 85 (90%) of bullying incidents went unreported. A significant (P < 0.0001) percentage of PGs and junior doctors revealed a personality trait towards bully.
Workplace bullying is common among trainee doctors and usually goes unreported.
工作场所欺凌在医疗环境中是一个重要且严重的问题，因为它可能对医护人员以及患者的福利产生影响。
评估印度医学界欺凌行为的程度；作为次要目标，评估欺凌受害者的人格特质。
在印度泰米尔纳德邦一所政府医学院，对所有实习医生进行了一项横断面、匿名、自我报告的问卷调查。
使用一份英文问卷，并对欺凌行为进行了标准书面解释。还收集了年龄、性别、工作等级以及研究生（PG）专业等基本信息。
对结果进行描述性统计分析，并使用卡方检验比较频率。
共有174名医生（115名研究生和59名初级医生）参与了研究，回应率为100%。近一半的被调查人群报告遭受过欺凌。近54名（53%）男性和35名（48%）女性遭受过欺凌。医务人员和辅助医务人员分别对研究生和初级医生进行欺凌的比例显著（P < 0.0001）。超过85起（90%）欺凌事件未被报告。相当比例（P < 0.0001）的研究生和初级医生表现出受欺凌的人格特质。
工作场所欺凌在实习医生中很常见，且通常未被报告。
