International Cross-Sectional Survey of Bullying, Undermining, and Harassment in the Vascular Workplace

Forsythe, Rachael; Herzeele, Isabelle Van; Zayed, Hany; Argyriou, Angeliki; Stavroulakis, Konstantinos; Saratzis, Athanasios

doi:10.1016/j.ejvs.2023.02.075

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“…The professional hierarchy among midwives, nurses, physicians, and others [ 13 , 47 , 51 , 83 , 87 , 90 , 96 , 105 , 110 , 134 , 140 , 143 , 159 , 165 , 169 – 172 , 183 , 189 , 198 , 205 , 224 ] and the organizational hierarchy within or between different professionals [ 47 , 80 , 95 , 116 , 152 , 165 , 184 , 194 , 204 , 226 , 230 , 242 ] was found to contribute to various forms of workplace violence. Some studies reported a higher prevalence of WPV among women across the workforce; they reported that female nurses’ experience of WPV was higher than female physicians in Australia [ 83 ], Brazil [ 96 ], Canary Island [ 189 ], France [ 197 ], Kenya [ 183 ], Italy [ 31 , 105 ], Japan [ 110 ], Turkey [ 138 ], Ghana [ 36 ], and India [ 146 ].…”

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“…On the other hand, female medical personnel experienced more harassment and discrimination throughout their career, including in academia, regardless of role or seniority. Of 185 descriptive studies, 46 (25%) reported that women in medicine experienced sexual harassment, with trainees and residents most affected [ 20 , 21 , 37 , 39 , 52 – 54 , 74 , 75 , 78 – 82 , 85 , 88 , 94 , 95 , 107 – 109 , 116 – 119 , 121 , 126 , 127 , 130 – 132 , 148 , 150 , 152 , 154 , 158 , 160 , 161 , 173 , 174 , 182 , 184 , 186 , 187 , 196 ]. On the other hand, both male (70%) and female (69%) residents in obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN) experienced sexual harassment in the USA [ 66 ].…”

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“…An online survey of cardiothoracic surgeons also found higher rates of sexual harassment among trainees [ 85 ]. A recent study [ 184 ] reports for participants from 28 countries on Bullying, Undermining, and Harassment (BUH) in peripheral vascular disease department, where women’s experience of BUH was higher than men (53% vs. 38%). Medical students reported the highest prevalence of BUH (57%) followed by residents (65.7%), fellows (41%), and consultants (37%).…”

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“…Additionally, bullying was more common among Asians (female faculty members) in a faculty of health sciences in South Africa [ 58 ]. Bullying and harassment among non-white vascular physicians were reported in 28 countries [ 184 ].…”

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A gender-based review of workplace violence amongst the global health workforce—A scoping review of the literature

Nelson,

Ayaz,

Baumann

et al. 2024

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Workplace violence (WPV) impacts all levels of the health workforce, including the individual provider, organization, and society. While there is a substantial body of literature on various aspects of WPV against the health workforce, gender-based WPV (GB-WPV) has received less attention. Violence in both the workplace and broader society is rooted in gendered socio-economic, cultural, and institutional factors. Developing a robust understanding of GB-WPV is crucial to explore the differing experiences, responses, and outcomes of GB-WPV with respect to gender. We conducted a scoping review and report on the prevalence and risk factors of GB-WPV in healthcare settings globally. The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). We registered the scoping review protocol on the Open Science Framework on January 14, 2022, at https://osf.io/t4pfb/. A systematic search was conducted of empirical literature in five health and social science databases. Of 13667, 226 studies were included in the analysis. Across the studies, more women than men experienced non-physical violence, including verbal abuse, sexual harassment, and bullying. Men experienced more physical violence compared to women. Younger age, less experience, shifting duties, specific clinical settings, lower professional status, organizational hierarchy, and minority status were found to be sensitive to gender, reflecting women’s structural disadvantages in the workplace. Given the high prevalence and impact of GB-WPV on women, we provided recommendations to address systemic issues in clinical practice, academia, policy, and research.

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“…Among emergency medicine residents, mistreatment was reported to occur in 29.9% of individuals a few times per year (34). However, in the vascular workplace, with a vast majority working in vascular surgery, 43% of responders indicated bullying, undermining behavior or harassment to have occurred in the last 12 months (35). Another example comes from the field of cardiology.…”

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Harassment in the headache field: a global web-based cross-sectional survey

de Boer,

Ambrosini,

Halker Singh

et al. 2023

Cephalalgia

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Background Matters of workplace harassment are an important issue. This issue needs to be recognized and studied to prevent occurrences. These important sensitive areas of effective workplace management are increasingly gaining more interest. We aimed to identify the prevalence of workplace sexual, verbal and physical harassment among headache professionals. Methods We adopted a cross‑sectional exploratory survey approach with quantitative design. The survey was distributed electronically among headache healthcare and research professionals globally through the International Headache Society (IHS). Results Data were obtained from 579 respondents (55.3%; 320/579 women). A large percentage of respondents (46.6%; 270/579) had experienced harassment; specifically, 16.1% (93/578) reported sexual harassment, 40.4% (234/579) verbal harassment and 5.5% (32/579) physical harassment. Women were almost seven times more likely to experience sexual harassment compared to men (odds ratio = 6.8; 95% confidence interval = 3.5–13.2). Although women did also more frequently report other types of harassment, this was not statistically significant (odds ratio = 1.4; 95% confidence interval = 1.0–2.0). Conclusions Lifetime exposure to workplace harassment is prevalent among headache professionals, especially in women. The present study uncovers a widespread issue and calls for strategies to be implemented for building a healthy and safe workplace environment.

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Gender-Related Disparities Among Vascular Surgeons in Italy: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey

Giacomelli,

D'Oria,

Speziali

et al. 2024

Annals of Vascular Surgery

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International Cross-Sectional Survey of Bullying, Undermining, and Harassment in the Vascular Workplace

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

A gender-based review of workplace violence amongst the global health workforce—A scoping review of the literature

A gender-based review of workplace violence amongst the global health workforce—A scoping review of the literature

Harassment in the headache field: a global web-based cross-sectional survey

Gender-Related Disparities Among Vascular Surgeons in Italy: Results from a Cross-Sectional Survey

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