China, National Survey, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Questionnaire, Random Sample, Workplace Violence Against Physicians
Conditions
Brief summary
China has witnessed a surge in violence against medical personnel, including widely reported incidents of violent abuse, riots, attacks, and protests in hospitals, but little is known about the definite prevalence of workplace violence against physicians of obstetrics and gynecology in China. The aim of this study is to analyze prevalence of workplace violence against physicians of obstetrics and gynecology in China. A customized questionnaire will be delivered by the social software WeChat to the specific hospital which has been randomly sampled, and all physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology in this hospital will fill the questionnaire anonymously. A random sampling will be performed in all 32 provinces, municipality or autonomous regions in the mainland of China. It is assumed that acceptable 95% confidence interval is P±4%, and the sample size under the condition of simple random sampling is 600 persons. If the homogeneity is set as 0.15 or 0.2, and each population (unit) has 10 or 15 persons accepting survey, we will achieve a design effect of 2.35 to 3.80. If we choose the design effect of 3, the sample size of every level needs is 1800. Considering 10% population refusing to be surveyed, in all mainland of China, three levels of hospitals will include at least 6000 physicians who accept survey.
Interventions
OTHERQuestionnaire survey
A customized questionnaire will be delivered by the social software WeChat to explore the prevalence, potential reasons and solutions of workplace violence against physicians of obstetrics and gynecology in China
Sponsors
Lei Li
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 18 years old * Belonging to and registered at specific hospital * Active employment in obstetrics, reproduction, or gynecology * Signed an approved informed consents
Exclusion criteria
* Not meeting all the inclusion criteria * Not completing the whole questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of workplace violence in all physicians | In past 12 months | Percentage of verbal abuse, physical assault and sexual assaults |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Potential reasons of workplace violence in all physicians | Two months | Percentage of different choices of potential reasons in a customized questionnaire |
| Potential solution of workplace violence in all physicians | Two months | Percentage of different choices of potential solution in a customized questionnaire |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactLei Li, M.D.
Outcome results
None listed