Bullying, harassment, and discrimination of musculoskeletal researchers and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: an international study.

Autor: Martin JT; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.; International Spine Research and Innovation Initiative, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA., Asimakopoulos D; School of Clinical Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK., Hornung AL; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.; International Spine Research and Innovation Initiative, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA., Toro SJ; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA.; International Spine Research and Innovation Initiative, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA., Le Maitre CL; Biomolecular Sciences Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK., Chahine NO; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University, New York, USA., Fields AJ; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California in San Francisco, San Francisco, USA., Gawri R; Department of Surgery, The Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C10.148.2, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada., Giers MB; School of Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, USA., Smith LJ; Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA., Tang SY; Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, St. Louis, USA., Zehra U; Department of Anatomy, University of Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan., Haglund L; Department of Surgery, The Orthopaedic Research Laboratory Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Room C10.148.2, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada. lisbet.haglund@mcgill.ca., Samartzis D; Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Building, Rush University Medical Center, 1611 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL, 60612, USA. Dino_Samartzis@rush.edu.; International Spine Research and Innovation Initiative, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, USA. Dino_Samartzis@rush.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society [Eur Spine J] 2023 Jun; Vol. 32 (6), pp. 1861-1875. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 04.
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-023-07684-7
Abstrakt: Purpose: Bullying, harassment, and discrimination (BHD) are prevalent in academic, scientific, and clinical departments, particularly orthopedic surgery, and can have lasting effects on victims. As it is unclear how BHD affects musculoskeletal (MSK) researchers, the following study assessed BHD in the MSK research community and whether the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused hardships in other industries, had an impact.
Methods: A web-based anonymous survey was developed in English by ORS Spine Section members to assess the impact of COVID-19 on MSK researchers in North America, Europe, and Asia, which included questions to evaluate the personal experience of researchers regarding BHD.
Results: 116 MSK researchers completed the survey. Of respondents, 34.5% (n = 40) focused on spine, 30.2% (n = 35) had multiple areas of interest, and 35.3% (n = 41) represented other areas of MSK research. BHD was observed by 26.7% (n = 31) of respondents and personally experienced by 11.2% (n = 13), with mid-career faculty both observing and experiencing the most BHD. Most who experienced BHD (53.8%, n = 7) experienced multiple forms. 32.8% (n = 38) of respondents were not able to speak out about BHD without fear of repercussions, with 13.8% (n = 16) being unsure about this. Of those who observed BHD, 54.8% (n = 17) noted that the COVID-19 pandemic had no impact on their observations.
Conclusions: To our knowledge, this is the first study to address the prevalence and determinants of BHD among MSK researchers. MSK researchers experienced and observed BHD, while many were not comfortable reporting and discussing violations to their institution. The COVID-19 pandemic had mixed-effects on BHD. Awareness and proactive policy changes may be warranted to reduce/eliminate the occurrence of BHD in this community.
(© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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