METHODS: The study was conducted with urologists working in different hospitals. Data were collected through a 2-part online survey that took a few minutes to complete. The first section included items about the participant\'s sociodemographic characteristics and working conditions. The second part consisted of the Safety and Confidence Scale for Health Professionals (SCSHP) to assess how safe the physicians feel when faced with violence and how confident they are in handling violence.
RESULTS: The study included 221 participants. Male urologists had a higher median SCSHP score than female urologists (P <.001). Single urologists felt safer when faced with violence than those who were married (P = .037). Participants who worked in hospitals with 24-hour security or law enforcement presence also felt safer than those who did not. Urologists who worked at universities and those who were faculty members also had higher SCSHP scores than urologists working in secondary and tertiary care (P <.001 for both). When SCSHP scores were compared according to professional experience, we observed that urologists in the first year of practice felt safer, while there was no statistically significant difference between the other groups.
CONCLUSIONS: Among urologists, those who feel least safe from workplace violence are female urologists, those who work in secondary and tertiary hospitals, and those who do not have 24-hour security or law enforcement in their center.
方法:这项研究是由在不同医院工作的泌尿科医师进行的。数据是通过由两部分组成的在线调查收集的,该调查花了几分钟时间完成。第一部分包括有关参与者的社会人口统计学特征和工作条件的项目。第二部分包括卫生专业人员安全和信心量表(SCSHP),以评估医生在面对暴力时的安全感以及他们在处理暴力方面的信心。
结果:该研究包括221名参与者。男性泌尿科医师的SCSHP评分中位数高于女性泌尿科医师(p<0.001)。单身泌尿科医师在面对暴力时比已婚患者更安全(p=0.037)。在24小时保安或执法存在的医院工作的参与者也比那些没有的人更安全。在大学和教职员工中工作的泌尿科医师的SCSHP得分也高于在二级和三级护理中工作的泌尿科医师(两者均p<0.001)。当根据专业经验比较SCSHP成绩时,我们观察到泌尿科医师在执业的第一年感觉更安全,而其他组间差异无统计学意义。
结论:在泌尿科医生中,那些对工作场所暴力感到最不安全的是女性泌尿科医生,那些在二级和三级医院工作的人,以及那些在他们的中心没有24小时保安或执法的人。