Exploring Factors Associated With the Incidence of Sexual Harassment of Hospital Nurses by Patients
Exploring Factors Associated With the Incidence of Sexual Harassment of Hospital Nurses by Patients
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01244.x
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
3.4
通讯作者：
Nakamura, Hiroyuki
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作者：
Hibino, Yuri;Hitomi, Yoshiaki;Nakamura, Hiroyuki
设计：对日本医院护士进行横断面问卷调查。方法：对日本医院护士发放自填式问卷600份，回收464份，回收率为77.3%。研究使用了两种工具：一种是用于确定患者的性骚扰，另一种是用于确定具有性内涵的特定类型的患者行为。结果：注册护士的性骚扰风险比护士助理高得多。此外，与助理护士相比，注册护士对性别平等的态度更为积极。结论：受教育程度较高的护士对性别平等的积极态度可能与性骚扰举报的增加有关。护士性骚扰指控的发生率不断上升，应该促使医院组织对其采取适当行动。因此，性别平等教育被认为是减少日本医院护士性骚扰的长期解决方案。临床意义：建立一个更安全的工作环境可以使护士能够更好地照顾病人，从而促进良好的护患关系的发展。
Purpose: To identify factors affecting nurse-perceived sexual harassment and specific types of patient sexual behavior experienced by Japanese nurses.Design: Cross-sectional questionnaire study of Japanese hospital nurses.Methods: Self-administered questionnaires (N=600) were distributed to Japanese hospital nurses, and 464 were returned (response rate of 77.3%). Two instruments were used: one was for determining sexual harassment by patients, and the other was for determining specific types of patient behavior that had sexual connotations.Findings: Registered nurses were at a much higher risk of sexual harassment than were nurse assistants. In addition, registered nurses had a much more positive attitude toward gender equality compared with assistant nurses.Conclusions: A positive attitude toward gender equality mediated by a relatively high education level might be associated with increasing reports of sexual harassment. An increasing incidence of sexual harassment claims among nurses should prompt hospital organizations to take proper action against it. Education on gender equality was thus considered a long-term solution for reducing the sexual harassment of Japanese hospital nurses.Clinical Relevance: Establishing a safer working environment could enable nurses to provide better care for patients and thereby promote the development of good relationships between nurses and patients.