The Impact of Violence Against Physicians on the Career Choices of Medical Students at Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17986/blm.1736Keywords:
violence against phyicians, medical students, career choiceAbstract
Objective: The violence in healthcare is any verbal, behavioural threat or physical attack that endangers the healthcare worker by patients, their relatives or another person. In this study, we aim to assess how the attitudes of the medical students are shaped towards violence against physicians and how the violence in healthcare affects their area of expertise, working environment and future and we want to show the effect of the violence in healthcare on the medical students’ career plans and discuss the measures against the healthcare violence.
Methods: A questionnaire was prepared for 983 students studying at Manisa Celal Bayar University Faculty of Medicine between 01.07.2019 08.10.2019 in the 2019-2020 academic year. Data were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences 21.0.
Results: We determined that 54.9% of the medical students who cooperated in our study were female, with an average age of 20.83±2.05, 59.9% preferred medical school to be a physician. Our results showed that 15.9% of the participants experienced violence against physicians. They experienced violence particularly in the emergency service; verbal violence was the most common. 93% of them found the measures taken were inadequate. Besides, with the increase of term, students started to prefer internal branches over surgical branches.
Conclusion: We show that violence against physicians significantly influences the preferences of medical students. The best option for our country will be the correct implementation of the measures and rearrangement and execution of systematic and legal infrastructure against the violence.
Downloads
References
World Health Organization. World Report on Violence and Health; World Health Organization: Geneva, Switzerland; 2002.
Saines JC. Violence and Aggression in A&E: Recommendations for Action. Accid Emerg Nurs. 1999;7:8-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0965-2302(99)80094-0
Cooper C, Swanson N. Workplace violence in the health sector. State of the art. Geneva: International Labour Office, World Health Organization, International Council of Nurses, Public Services International; 2002.
Elbek O, Adaş EB, Bakır K. Sağlık Sektöründe Şiddet Raporu. Türk Tabipleri Birliği Gaziantep - Kilis Tabip Odası. Nisan 2008.
Öztunç G. Adana İlindeki Çeşitli Hastanelerde Çalışan Hemşirelerin Çalışma Saatlerinde Karşılaştıkları Sözel ve Fiziksel Taciz Olaylarının İncelenmesi. C.Ü. Hemşirelik Yüksekokul Dergisi. 2001;5:1-9.
Chapman R, Styles I. An Epidemic of Abuse and Violence: Nurse on the Front Line. Accid Emerg Nurs. 2006;14:245-249. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaen.2006.08.004
Kingma M. Workplace Violence in the Health Sector: A Problem of Epidemic Proportion. Int Nurs Rev. 2001; 48: 129-130. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1466-7657.2001.00094.x
Taylor JL, Rew L. A Systematic Review of the Literature: Workplace Violence in the Emergency Department. J Clin Nurs. 2010;20(7-8):1072-1085. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03342.x
Elbek O, Adaş EB. Şiddetin Gölgesinde Hekimlik. TTB Aydın Tabip Odası Yayınları. Mayıs 2012.
Adaş EB, Elbek O. Hekimlere Yönelik Şiddet Üzerine Bir Değerlendirme. Toplum ve Hekim. 2008;23:147-160.
Alexander C, Fraser J, Hoeth R. Occupational Violence in an Australian Healthcare Setting: Implications for Managers. J Healthcare Manag. 2004;49:377-392. https://doi.org/10.1097/00115514-200411000-00007
Fernandes C, Bouthillette F, Raboud JM et al. Violence in the Emergency Department: a Survey of Healthcare Workers. CMAJ. 1999;161(10):1245-1248.
Gerberich S, Church T, McGovern P et al. An Epidemiological Study of the Magnitude and Consequences of Work Related Violence: the Minnesota Nurses Study. Occup Environ Med. 2004;61:495-503. https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.2003.007294
Ünlüsoy Dinçer N. Hemşirelerin Işyeri Şiddetine Maruz Kalma Durumları Ile Iş Doyumları Ve Işten Ayrılma Eğilimleri [Tez]. Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü; 2010.
Al B, Zengin S, Deryal Y et al. Increased Violence Towards Health Care Staff. J Acad Emerg Med. 2012;11:115-124.
Groenewold MR, Sarmiento RFR, Vanoli K et al. Workplace Violence Injury in 106 US Hospitals Participating in the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN), 2012-2015. Am J Ind Med. 2017;61(2):157-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22798
Winstanley S, Whittington R. Aggression Towards Health Care Staff in a UK General Hospital: Variation Among Professions and Departments. J Clin Nurs. 2004;13:3-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.00807.x
Crilly J, Chaboyer W, Creedy D. Violence Towards Emergency Department Nurses by Patients. Accid Emerg Nurs. 2004;3:1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aaen.2003.11.003
Açıkgöz B, Ekemen A, Zorlu I ve ark. Tıp Öğrencilerinde Uzmanlaşma Eğilimi, Uzmanlık Alan Seçimi ve Etkileyen Faktörler. Mersin Univ Saglık Bilim Derg. 2019;12(1):113-125. https://doi.org/10.26559/mersinsbd.502276
Mayda AS, Gerçek ÇG, Güneş C ve ark. Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinde Depresif Belirti Sıklığının Demografik Özellikler, Sigara, Alkol, Madde Kullanımı, Baskın El ve Şiddete Maruz Kalma ile İlişkisi. Tübav Bilim Derg. 2009;2(4):476-483.
Karabulut G. Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Adli Tıp Eğitimi ve Birinci Basamakta Adli Tabip Sorumluluğu Hakkındaki Farkındalıklarının Değerlendirilmesi. [Tez]. Tokat: Gaziosmanpaşa Üniversitesi; 2018.
Genç G, Kaya A, Genç M. İnönü Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerinin Meslek Seçimini Etkiyen Faktörler. INUEFD. 2007;8(14):49-63.
Kara İH, Çelik S, Keyif MF et al. Analysis of Opinions Regarding Medical Specialty Selection Examination and Career Choices of 5th and 6th Grade Medical Students from Düzce University, Turkey. Konuralp Med J. 2014;6(2):11-18.
Ergin A, Dikbaş E, Bozkurt Aİ ve ark. Tıp Fakültesi Öğrencilerin Mezuniyet Sonrası Kariyer Seçimi Ve Etkileyen Faktörler. TED. 2011;32:8-17.
Karaca BK. Samsun Ilinde Hekimlerin Şiddete Uğrama Sıklığı, Uğradıkları Şiddetin Özellikleri ve Şiddet Konusundaki Düşünceleri [Tez]. Samsun: Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi; 2014.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2025 The Bulletin of Legal Medicine
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The Journal and content of this website is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License. The Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) allows users to copy, distribute and transmit an article, adapt the article and make commercial use of the article. The CC BY license permits commercial and non-commercial re-use of an open access article, as long as the author is properly attributed.
