%0 Multicenter Study
%T The effect of mobbing on the development of depression in anesthesia workers: A prospective, multicenter, observational study.
%A Sener P
%A Onal O
%A Akpinar SE
%A Altinbas K
%J Work
%V 77
%N 3
%D 2024 Sep 30
%M 37807798
%F 1.803
%R 10.3233/WOR-230098
%X <B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Mobbing in the workplace is a critical problem affecting healthcare workers' psychological health and performance. However, there is a lack of data on the relationship between mobbing and depression and a lack of regulations to create a decent working environment.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>We aimed to determine the frequency of exposure to mobbing and the depression levels that may be related to mobbing among the employees of the Anesthesiology and Reanimation Clinic.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>In this multi-center cross-sectional study, employees were evaluated with Leymann's Inventory of Psychological Terror scale and the Beck Depression Inventory.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>Of the participants, 86.2% stated that they were exposed to mobbing. The presence of mobbing was also associated with the presence of psychological and depressive symptoms.<BR><B>UNASSIGNED: </B>The frequency of mobbing was relatively high among Anesthesiology and Reanimation clinic employees. Mobbing exposure was found to be associated with a high level of depression. Institutional and legal precautions should be taken, and awareness of mobbing should be increased to eliminate mobbing and its consequences on healthcare workers.