Sexual Harassment of Female Doctors by Patients

Phillips, Susan P.; Schneider, Margaret

doi:10.1056/nejm199312233292607

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“…Our result supports the findings of previous studies on sexual harassment in the physician workplace: female physicians experience gender based harassment from colleagues, superiors, and patients (Komaromy et al 1993;Phillips and Schneider 1993;Witte et al 2006;Shrier et al 2007). Previous studies on the prevalence of sexual harassment among Japanese medical students and residents showed that 54.1% of female students and 58.3% of female residents experienced sexual harassment during their education or clinical training (Nagata- Kobayashi et al 2006Kobayashi et al , 2009.…”

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The Perception and Experience of Gender-Based Discrimination Related to Professional Advancement among Japanese Physicians

Yasukawa

Nomura

2014

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Previous studies from the US have found that female physicians often experience gender-based discrimination related to professional advancement. In Japan, female physicians are underrepresented in leadership positions but little is known about the prevalence of gender discrimination. We investigated the perception and prevalence of gender-based career obstacles and discrimination among Japanese physicians. The study was based on surveys of alumnae from 13 medical schools and alumni from 3 medical schools. In total, 1,684 female and 808 male physicians completed a self-administered questionnaire (response rate 83% and 58%). More women than men had the perception of gender-based career obstacles for women (77% vs. 55%; p < 0.0001). Women with part-time positions were more likely to have the perception of gender-based career obstacles than women working full-time (OR 1.32, 95% CI: 1.01-1.73). More women than men reported experience of gender discrimination related to professional advancement (21% vs. 3%; p < 0.0001). Factors associated with experience of gender discrimination included age (p < 0.0001), marital status (p < 0.0001), academic positions (p < 0.0001), subspecialty board certification (p = 0.0011), and PhD status (p < 0.0001). Women older than 40 years were more likely to experience gender discrimination compared with younger women (OR 5.77, 95% CI: 1.83-18.24 for women above 50, and OR 3.2, 95% CI: 1.48-7.28 for women between 40 and 49) and women with PhD were more likely to experience gender discrimination (OR 4.23, 95% CI: 1.81-9.89). Our study demonstrated that a significant proportion of Japanese women experienced gender-based discrimination and perceived genderbased career obstacles compared with male physicians.

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The Perception and Experience of Gender-Based Discrimination Related to Professional Advancement among Japanese Physicians

Yasukawa

Nomura

2014

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…However, it was found in a review of the literature that younger doctors and doctors working overtime were attacked more frequently (34). Similar trends have been observed in other countries, such as Canada and New Zealand (35)(36).…”

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Çanakkale ilinde son 1 yılda hekime yönelik saldırıların değerlendirilmesi

Karaahmet¹,

Bakım²,

Altınbaş³

et al. 2014

Dusunen Adam

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Evaluation of assaults on doctors in Canakkale within the last yearObjective: Violence against doctors and health professionals in the healthcare environment is thought to have increased in recent years. Although physical and verbal assaults in the health care system have been evaluated in many different aspects, a limited amount of research has been done in this field in our country.For this reason, we aimed to investigate assaults towards doctors working at the Çanakkale State Hospital and Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey.Method: A questionnaire was prepared by researchers assessing assaults within the last year on doctors working in the state and university hospitals. Data from 130 doctors who agreed to participation in the study were analysed with SPSS version 16. Descriptive statistics, independent sample T-test for normally distributed variables and Mann-Whitney U test for non-normally distributed variables were used to compare the groups.Results: We found that 59.2% (n=77) of the doctors were verbally and/or physically assaulted at least once during the past year. The majority of attackers consisted of relatives of patients (40.8% verbal attack, n=31).The verbal assaults mostly occurred in outpatient clinics (61.5%), with half of the physical assaults occurring in the emergency department. The vast majority of doctors considered that poor health policies were the most important reason for assaults (83.3%, n=65), and nearly all of them thought that violence towards doctors has increased in recent years (97.4%). Conclusion:The fact that most of the doctors exposed to assaults, regardless of gender, institution, or work position, perceived health policies as being responsible for this violent atmosphere, is very striking. We believe that larger sample-size and comprehensive countrywide studies in this area would help to provide solutions for this problem. Sonuç: Hekimlerin önemli bir bölümünün cinsiyet, çalıştıkları kurum ve konumdan bağımsız olarak, saldırılardan benzer oranda etkilenmesi ve uygulanan sağlık politikalarını var olan şiddet ortamının sorumlusu olarak görmesi oldukça çarpıcıdır. Bu alanda, daha geniş örneklem ile daha kapsamlı, ülke genelinde yapılacak çalışmaların, bu sorunun çözümüne ilişkin çıkış yolları sağlayacağını düşünmekteyiz.

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“…Based on a hierarchical concept, SH has been categorized in sequence from mild (e.g., sex jokes or teasing remarks) to moderate (e.g., physical touch or repeated invitation) to severe (e.g., attempt to have sex) 21) . In general, the minor types of SH were more commonly seen than the severe ones 6,13,19) , and sex jokes seemed to be the most prevalent type of SH in hospitals. Nevertheless, the recognition and perception of SH were also diverse between genders and different cultures 19,22,23) .…”

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“…Numerous studies have reported a high prevalence of SH among nurses during their careers, ranging from 30 to 97% 12) . For female doctors, SH has also been commonly reported to be as high as 77% among family physicians 13) , 58.3% among residents 14) and 59% among medical students 15) . In a previous study in Taiwan, the one-year prevalence of SH was 9.5% among the workers in a psychiatric hospital 9) .…”

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Workplace Sexual Harassment in Two General Hospitals in Taiwan: The Incidence, Perception, and Gender Differences

Wang

Chen

Sheng

et al. 2012

Journal of Occupational Health

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Workplace Sexual Harassment in Two General Hospitals in Taiwan: The Incidence, Perception, and Gender Differences: Liang‐Jen WANG, et al. Department of Psychiatry, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Taiwan— Objectives The aims of this study were to examine sexual harassment (SH) among hospital staffs in Taiwan, in terms of three‐month incidence rate, the frequency of each type and the perception of SH, perpetrated by coworkers, patients and patients' families and to investigate the gender differences for these issues. Methods The subjects were employees at two general hospitals in Taiwan. The self‐administered “Hospital Sexual Harassment Questionnaire” was sent to eligible staff, and the voluntary respondents answered the questionnaire anonymously. There were 536 respondents available for analysis, with an overall response rate of 43.4%. Results The three‐month incidence rates of SH by coworkers, patients, and patients' families in our study population were 2.4, 4.3, and 1.7%, respectively. Telling sexual jokes was the most common type of SH. The males had greater opportunities to be exposed to porn videos by their coworkers. The females were more frequently exposed to sex jokes and remarks made by patients and their family members and unwanted physical touching by patients in the workplace. There were significant differences with regard to the perception of sex jokes and sexually explicit verbal descriptions as SH or not between genders. Conclusions The information in this study can be a helpful reference for administrators in hospitals when they are establishing education plans and policies. It might be possible to prevent sexual harassment and misunderstandings between genders and to further avoid the negative impact on the emotional well‐being of workers in hospitals.

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Sexual Harassment of Female Doctors by Patients

Abstract: Sexual harassment of female doctors appears to occur frequently, and it is therefore an important topic to address in medical school and professional development.

Cited by 118 publications

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The Perception and Experience of Gender-Based Discrimination Related to Professional Advancement among Japanese Physicians

The Perception and Experience of Gender-Based Discrimination Related to Professional Advancement among Japanese Physicians

Çanakkale ilinde son 1 yılda hekime yönelik saldırıların değerlendirilmesi

Workplace Sexual Harassment in Two General Hospitals in Taiwan: The Incidence, Perception, and Gender Differences

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