Prevalence of Sexual Harassment Toward and Burnout Among Allied Healthcare Professionals

IF 0.5 Q4 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES
S. Cage, Meredith Decker, Brandon J. Warner, Kendall Goldberg, D. Gallegos, Julianne Goza
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Purpose: Burnout is a psychological cognitive-affective syndrome that is defined by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced accomplishment. Burnout has been identified as a common issue in several allied healthcare professions, and is often contributed to by stress, workload, and social support. At the time of this study, there appears to be no published research on the relationship between levels of sexual harassment and levels of burnout. The purpose of this was to describe the prevalence of burnout and sexual harassment among allied healthcare professionals and students. A secondary purpose was to examine the potential relationship between sexual harassment and burnout among allied healthcare professionals and students. Methods: A total of 173 allied healthcare professionals and students (age= 43 ± 13, years of certified experience = 17 ± 12) opened and completed the instrument. Participants were sent an electronic survey via email that collected demographic information and assessed levels of burnout and sexual harassment. Data was downloaded and analyzed using a commercially available statistics package. Results: On average, allied healthcare professionals and students were at risk of burnout. There was a significant positive correlation between levels of burnout and sexual harassment. Additionally, females were significantly more likely to report workplace sexual harassment than males. Conclusions: The findings of this study suggest, on average, allied healthcare professionals and students are at risk of burnout. The findings also suggest that female allied healthcare professionals and students are more likely to experience burnout as a result of workplace sexual harassment. There is an evident need for employers to enhance policies and procedures to reduce and eliminate the occurrence of sexual harassment in the workplace. Doing so has the potential to reduce the risk of burnout among female allied healthcare professionals and students.
联合医疗保健专业人员的性骚扰患病率和职业倦怠
目的:职业倦怠是一种心理认知-情感综合症,其特征是情绪耗竭、人格解体和成就感降低。职业倦怠已被确定为几个联合医疗保健专业的共同问题,通常是由压力、工作量和社会支持造成的。在进行这项研究时,似乎还没有发表过关于性骚扰程度和倦怠程度之间关系的研究。本研究的目的是描述专职医疗保健专业人员和学生中职业倦怠和性骚扰的流行程度。第二个目的是研究专职医疗保健专业人员和学生中性骚扰和职业倦怠之间的潜在关系。方法:173名专职医护人员和学生(年龄= 43±13岁,执业经验= 17±12年)打开并完成仪器。参与者通过电子邮件发送了一份电子调查,该调查收集了人口统计信息,并评估了倦怠和性骚扰的水平。数据已下载,并使用市售统计软件包进行分析。结果:平均而言,专职医护人员和学生有职业倦怠的风险。倦怠程度与性骚扰之间存在显著的正相关。此外,女性报告工作场所性骚扰的可能性明显高于男性。结论:本研究结果表明,平均而言,专职医护人员和学生有职业倦怠的风险。研究结果还表明,女性专职医疗保健专业人员和学生更容易因工作场所性骚扰而感到倦怠。雇主显然需要加强政策和程序,以减少和消除工作场所性骚扰的发生。这样做有可能降低女性专职医疗保健专业人员和学生的职业倦怠风险。
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