National Survey of Workplace Violence

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

Official Title
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National Survey of Workplace Violence Against Chinese Physicians of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Conditions
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Workplace Violence Against Physicians, National Survey, Obstetrics and Gynecology, China, Random Sample, Questionnaire

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Questionnaire survey


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Primary hospital or clinics<br> | Other: Questionnaire survey<br>* 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<br>|
| Secondary hospital<br> | Other: Questionnaire survey<br>* 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<br>|
| Tertiary hospital<br> | Other: Questionnaire survey<br>* 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<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of workplace violence in all physicians | Percentage of verbal abuse, physical assault and sexual assaults | In past 12 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Potential reasons of workplace violence in all physicians | Percentage of different choices of potential reasons in a customized questionnaire | Two months | 
| Potential solution of workplace violence in all physicians | Percentage of different choices of potential solution in a customized questionnaire | Two months |