Aggression and violence directed toward physicians

Morrison, Jeanette; Lantos, John D.; Levinson, Wendy

doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00167.x

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“…Many of those who are attacked or threatened experience anger, fear, anxiety, self-blame, and loss of confidence. 6 In China, the practise of attacking hospitals and healthcare staff is rather rampant. Due to increasing violence in recent years against medical staff that endangers the personal safety of medical practitioners, the number of Chinese medical school applicants has decreased greatly.…”

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To study medical students' perspective on rising violence against doctors. Do they consider obstetrics and gynecology a risky branch?

Sood

Singh

Arora

2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: In recent years, there has been an epidemic of violence against health professional in many nations including India. The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has reported that 75% of doctors have faced physical or verbal violence during their lifetime. The objective of present study was to evaluate the medical student perspective on rising violence against doctors.Methods: This is a cross sectional questionnaire based study carried out at Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of medical Sciences and Research Amritsar. Undergraduate medical students from second year onwards, interns and post- graduate students of the institution were included in the study. Data was compiled and statistically analysed.Results: Total 497 medical students participated in the study. Among participants 327 (65.8%) were undergraduates, 106 (21.3%) were interns, 64 (12.9%) were postgraduate students 97.18% of students said that they were aware of rising incidents of violence against doctors. while 96% of participants said that they were concerned about the problem. For 86.1% students source of information of these incidents was social media. 82.5% participants said that doctors are at higher risk of being victim of violence than other profession. 89.1% of participants who had said that doctors are at higher risk of being victims of violence than other professions have said yes to the question that doctors need to be trained in martial arts. 70.2% said that these incidences would affect their future carrier choices. 60.8% Students said that certain specialties are more prone to receive violence than others. In response to an open-ended question which specialties are more prone, 83.6% participants had written surgical branches and obstetrics and gynecology.Conclusions: The study indicates that they find certain specialties more-risky and their inclination towards non- surgical branches for post-graduation.

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confidence: 99%

To study medical students' perspective on rising violence against doctors. Do they consider obstetrics and gynecology a risky branch?

Sood

Singh

Arora

2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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“…Inclusive, grupos específicos, como o das mulheres, apresentam riscos acrescidos, como a discriminação e assédio sexual 4,5,[15][16][17][18] .…”

Section: Violência Contra O Estudante De Medicinaunclassified

Concepções sobre assédio moral: bullying e trote em uma escola médica

Villaça

Palácios

2010

Rev. bras. educ. med.

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PALAVRAS-CHAVE-Educação Médica.-Ética institucional.-Violência. -Institutional Ethics. RESUMO O termo bullying vem sendo utilizado para descrever um tipo de violência insidiosa e devastadora-Violence. ABSTRACT The term "bullying" is used to characterize a kind of insidious and devastating violence that negatively affects health and the school setting. Research on the issue in medical students suggests that it occurs in the form of repeated abuse, but the issue is still insufficiently explored during medical training. The current study aims to analyze the issue of hazing as it appears in the discourse

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“…Although these problems may not pose a risk in and of themselves, the effects of intoxication or withdrawal may exacerbate psychiatric symptoms and be associated with aggression or violence [17]. The risk of opportunistic property crime that may be accompanied by aggression or violence is increased when working with, and reimbursing, those with criminal histories.…”

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confidence: 99%