National Survey of Workplace Violence

Overview

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.

Full Title of Study: “National Survey of Workplace Violence Against Chinese Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology”

Study Type

  • Study Type: Observational
  • Study Design
    • Time Perspective: Prospective
  • Study Primary Completion Date: September 27, 2020

Interventions

  • Other: Questionnaire 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

Arms, Groups and Cohorts

  • Primary hospital or clinics
  • Secondary hospital
  • Tertiary hospital

Clinical Trial Outcome Measures

Primary Measures

  • Prevalence of workplace violence in all physicians
    • Time Frame: In past 12 months
    • Percentage of verbal abuse, physical assault and sexual assaults

Secondary Measures

  • Potential reasons of workplace violence in all physicians
    • Time Frame: Two months
    • Percentage of different choices of potential reasons in a customized questionnaire
  • Potential solution of workplace violence in all physicians
    • Time Frame: Two months
    • Percentage of different choices of potential solution in a customized questionnaire

Participating in This Clinical Trial

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

Gender Eligibility: All

Minimum Age: 18 Years

Maximum Age: N/A

Investigator Details

  • Lead Sponsor
    • Lei Li
  • Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
    • Sponsor-Investigator: Lei Li, Professor – Peking Union Medical College Hospital
  • Overall Official(s)
    • Lei Li, M.D., Principal Investigator, Peking Union Medical College Hospital
  • Overall Contact(s)
    • Lei Li, M.D., 8613911988831, lileigh@163.com

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