Workplace bullying amongst gastroenterology residents
A cross sectional study
Keywords:
workplace, bullying, mental torture, workload, residentsAbstract
Background: Bullying is defined as subjecting someone to undue mental torture by virtue of being at a superior position. Unfortunately, the prevalence of bullying in Pakistan is quite high and gastroenterology residents are not an exception. Objective: To identify bullying behaviors experienced by post graduate residents of gastroenterology in clinical environment and the strategies used for coping with them. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done at Public and private tertiary care hospitals of Peshawar. The study was completed in 6 months after the approval of research proposal. A total of 132 post graduate residents of gastroenterology were included in the study after proper scrutiny. The pros and corns of the study were explained to all the participants in detail and they were given a choice to voluntarily withdraw from the study if they wish to do so. Two validated questionnaires were used namely brief cope inventory and negative acts questionnaire. The data was analyzed by using SPSS latest version. Frequencies and percentages were used for categorical data and p value of less than 0.05 was taken as significant.
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