Musculoskeletal pain among medical residents: role of workplace safety climate and sexual harassment.

Autor: Ibrahim ME; Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt. Maha.ibrahim@med.suez.edu.eg., El-Zoghby SM; Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt., Zaghloul NM; Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Misr University for Science and Technology, Cairo, Egypt., Shehata SA; Department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt., Farghaly RM; Department of Community, Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: BMC musculoskeletal disorders [BMC Musculoskelet Disord] 2024 Feb 22; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 167. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 22.
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-024-07272-w
Abstrakt: Background: Workplace factors are important predictors of occurrence of musculoskeletal pain among different occupational populations. In healthcare, a psychologically unsafe work environment can negatively affect the emotional, physical and psychological well-being of physicians. This study aimed to examine the relationship between workplace violence, sexual harassment and musculoskeletal pain among Egyptian physicians in their years of residency.
Methods: We distributed an online self-administered questionnaire to 101 residents working in various healthcare sectors in Egypt. It included sections on demographic data, working conditions, widespread pain index (WPI), pain interference short-form, workplace violence and harassment questionnaire, psychosocial safety climate questionnaire (PSC) and sexual harassment climate questionnaire.
Results: All residents had at least one painful site on the WPI (range 1-11). The mean WPI was 3.5 ± 2.4, and 39.6% satisfied the criteria of having widespread pain by having at least 4 pain sites. Widespread pain index showed a weak statistically significant negative correlation with workplace PSC score (rho = - 0.272, p = 0.006), and a statistically significant weak positive correlation with the calculated total abuse index (rho = 0.305, p = 0.002). Workplace violence and abuse, as measured by a calculated abuse index was the only significant predictors of widespread pain among residents.
Conclusion: WPV was found to be a predictor of musculoskeletal pain among medical residents. Healthcare organizations need to address WPV by employing preventive strategies to minimize its hazardous effects and ensure a safe working environment for physicians.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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