Violence against General Practitioners in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Aydin, Berna; Kartal, Mehtap; Midik, Ozlem; Buyukakkus, Alper
Titel	Violence against General Practitioners in Turkey
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 24 (2009) 12, S.1980-1995 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260508327703
Schlagwörter	Violence; Sexual Harassment; Prevention; Work Environment; Foreign Countries; Physicians; Family Practice (Medicine); Questionnaires; Verbal Communication; Aggression; Gender Differences; Economic Factors; Patients; Legal Responsibility; Government Role; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Sexuelle Belästigung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Arbeitsmilieu; Ausland; Physician; Doctor; Arzt; Fragebogen; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ökonomischer Faktor; Patient; Strafmündigkeit; Türkei
Abstract	We aimed to determine the violence against general practitioners (GPs) through their suggestions on its cause and prevention. This is a descriptive cross-sectional study based on self-administered questionnaire answered by a convenience study population consisting of 522 GPs between November and December 2006. Of the participating GPs, 82.8% reported that they experienced violence. They reported 1,020 events, and verbal form was the most common form (89.3%). Verbal and sexual violence were seen more frequently among women, whereas physical and economic violence were more frequent with men. Perpetrators were patients and/or their relatives in 91.1% of the events. However, they were colleagues and superiors in 67.9% of the economic and sexual violence events. Violence against GPs warrants more attention. For its prevention, there is a need of continuous professional, administrative, and legal support from the government along with systematic, coordinated implementations independent from daily political concerns. (Contains 7 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10