Singh Amandeep, Ranjan Piyush, Kaur Tanveer, Sarkar Siddharth, Upadhyay Ashish D, Baitha Upendra, Sethi Prayas, Jadon Ranveer S, Jorwal Pankaj
Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.
Addiction, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IND.
Cureus. 2021 Oct 3;13(10):e18467. doi: 10.7759/cureus.18467. eCollection 2021 Oct.
Objective This study was conducted to develop and validate a comprehensive questionnaire to assess bullying, discrimination, and harassment in healthcare settings. Methodology A mixed-method study design was used to develop and validate the questionnaire. In phase I, qualitative approaches were used for the development, which included literature search, focus group discussions (FGDs), following which the construct was developed. In phase II, face validity and construct validity were established using quantitative approaches. Results The final questionnaire consists of 25 items divided into five sections addressing the burden, impact, reasons for underreporting, risk factors, and mitigation strategies. The questionnaire has very good consistency with a Cronbach's alpha score of 0.86. Conclusion This is a comprehensive tool with appropriate psychometric properties with potential use for evaluating the problem of interpersonal discord in the form of bullying, harassment, and discrimination in a healthcare setting.
目的 本研究旨在开发并验证一份综合性问卷，以评估医疗环境中的欺凌、歧视和骚扰行为。方法 采用混合方法研究设计来开发和验证该问卷。在第一阶段，使用定性方法进行开发，包括文献检索、焦点小组讨论（FGD），随后构建问卷结构。在第二阶段，使用定量方法建立表面效度和结构效度。结果 最终问卷由25个项目组成，分为五个部分，涉及负担、影响、报告不足的原因、风险因素和缓解策略。该问卷具有非常好的一致性，克朗巴哈系数为0.86。结论 这是一个具有适当心理测量特性的综合工具，有可能用于评估医疗环境中以欺凌、骚扰和歧视形式存在的人际不和谐问题。
