Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour of Patients Towards French General Practitioners

NCT05121623 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021/CHU/18
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 570
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Occupational sexual harassment (HS) has come to the fore in recent years, particularly with the #MeToo social movement that has encouraged women victims of sexual violence to speak out around the world. The medical profession is not exempt from this phenomenon, whether during the training or professional life of practitioners. In France, very little data is available on this subject, particularly among general practitioners. However, the specific nature of the doctor-patient relationship in general practice makes it a potentially high-risk setting. Furthermore, practitioners' experiences of inappropriate sexual behaviour (ISB) can lead to changes in professional practice, and can thus directly influence the quality of care provided to patients. It is also described in the literature that sexual harassment in physicians is independently associated with a decrease in job satisfaction and sense of security at work, and may be associated with an altered mental health status. To date, the only French studies on ISB and HS in medicine have focused on the period of medical study, and none have looked at the particular problem of the patient as perpetrator of the violence. It is in this context that it has been decided to set up this cross-sectional study with the aim of evaluating the prevalence of ISB occurring during consultations with French general practitioners, to describe their characteristics and to evaluate the responses provided and the repercussions on professional practice.

Conditions

Sex Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence and nature of inappropriate sexual behaviour of patients towards general practitioners in private practice in France

  Determined by auto-administered questionnaire (sociodemographic data, personal experience, author's characteristics, reactions and answers provided by the practitioners)

  Once at the inclusion visit

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence and nature of Inappropriate sexual behavior between men and women

  Once at the inclusion visit

Other Outcomes (3)

• Risk factors associated with sexual inapropriate behavior

  Once at the inclusion visit

• Responses of general practitioners to such a situation

  Once at the inclusion visit

• Impact and changes on professional practice and personal life.

  Once at the inclusion visit

Interventions

Questionnaire OTHER

Online auto-administered Questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

General practitioners in private practice in France.

You may qualify if:

• Any general practitioner
• Male or female
• Sole or mixed private practice
• Installed or substitute
• Having completed their internship in general medicine
• With or without a thesis
• Practising alone, in a group practice or in a health centre -

You may not qualify if:

• Specialty other than general medicine
• Exclusive hospital or salaried activity
• Refusal to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion: lead

Study Sites (1)

CHU de la Réunion

Saint-Pierre, Reunion

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sexual Behavior

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 4, 2021
• First Posted: November 16, 2021
• Study Start: January 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2022
• Study Completion: March 22, 2022
• Last Updated: April 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

RE (1)