Clinical trial NCT05121623: Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour of Patients Towards French General Practitioners
Official title: Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour (ISB) of Patients Towards French General Practitioners: Prevalence, Nature and Impact on Professional Practice
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Sex Behavior
Lead sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-11-16
Enrollment: 570
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: General practitioners in private practice in France.

Brief summary: Occupational sexual harassment (HS) has come to the fore in recent years, particularly with the #MeToo social movement that has encouraged women victims of sexual violence to speak out around the world. The medical profession is not exempt from this phenomenon, whether during the training or professional life of practitioners. In France, very little data is available on this subject, particularly among general practitioners. However, the specific nature of the doctor-patient relationship in general practice makes it a potentially high-risk setting. Furthermore, practitioners' experiences of inappropriate sexual behaviour (ISB) can lead to changes in professional practice, and can thus directly influence the quality of care provided to patients. It is also described in the literature that sexual harassment in physicians is independently associated with a decrease in job satisfaction and sense of security at work, and may be associated with an altered mental health status. To date, the only French studies on ISB and HS in medicine have focused on the period of medical study, and none have looked at the particular problem of the patient as perpetrator of the violence. It is in this context that it has been decided to set up this cross-sectional study with the aim of evaluating the prevalence of ISB occurring during consultations with French general practitioners, to describe their characteristics and to evaluate the responses provided and the repercussions on professional practice.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Any general practitioner
* Male or female
* Sole or mixed private practice
* Installed or substitute
* Having completed their internship in general medicine
* With or without a thesis
* Practising alone, in a group practice or in a health centre -

Exclusion Criteria:

* Specialty other than general medicine
* Exclusive hospital or salaried activity
* Refusal to participate

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence and nature of inappropriate sexual behaviour of patients towards general practitioners in private practice in France
timeFrame: Once at the inclusion visit
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence and nature of Inappropriate sexual behavior between men and women
timeFrame: Once at the inclusion visit
Other outcomes:
measure: Risk factors associated with sexual inapropriate behavior
timeFrame: Once at the inclusion visit
measure: Responses of general practitioners to such a situation
timeFrame: Once at the inclusion visit
measure: Impact and changes on professional practice and personal life.
timeFrame: Once at the inclusion visit
Locations:
city: Saint-Pierre
country: Réunion
facility: CHU de la Réunion
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