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Internal medicine journal · Oct 2024
Meta AnalysisGlobal meta-analysis of physicians' experiences of workplace sexual harassment by patients.
- Caroline Kamau-Mitchell, Khalid Bin Waleed, and Mark M Gallagher.
- Birkbeck Business School, Birkbeck, University of London, London, UK.
- Intern Med J. 2024 Oct 1; 54 (10): 176017641760-1764.
AbstractThe World Health Organization recognises that sexual harassment is an occupational hazard in medicine, but the prevalence of sexual harassment by patients is unknown. This global meta-analysis found that a pooled prevalence of 45.13% of 18 803 physicians from several specialities (e.g. internal medicine and surgery) have ever experienced it. Hospitals should implement protective measures such as panic alarms for night shifts and isolated wards.© 2024 The Author(s). Internal Medicine Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Royal Australasian College of Physicians.
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