Table 1 Global prevalence of medical resident bullying
First Author, Year | Design | Country of conduct | Subjects | Terminology | Prevalencea | Key perpetratorsa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Shinsako [6] | Cross-sectional | United States | Medical Residents | Generalized workplace abuse | 70Â % | Percentage unspecified; perpetrators within training program |
Nabi 2013 [11] | Cross-sectional | South Australia | Junior Medical Officers on Surgical Night Shifts | Bullying | 54Â % | Percentage unspecified; senior surgeons and ED staff |
Scott 2008 [12] | Cross-sectional | New Zealand | House Officers, Registrars | Bullying | 50Â % | Consultants and nurses in equal frequency |
Farley 2015 [9] | Cross-sectional | United Kingdom | First and second year trainee doctors | Cyberbullying | 46Â % | 26Â % by consultants, 35Â % by other trainees |
Quine 2002 [4] | Cross-sectional | United Kingdom | House officers to Senior Registrars | Bullying | 84Â % | Percentage unspecified; peers, senior staff, managers |
Crutcher 2011 [10] | Retro-spective | Canada | Family medicine Graduates | Intimidation, harassment and/or discrimination | 45Â % | 71Â % by specialist physicians |
Cohen 2005 [13] | Cross-sectional | Canada | Resident physicians | Intimidation or harassment | 51Â % | 42Â % staff physicians |
Cheema 2005 [15] | Cross-sectional | Ireland | Junior Doctors | Bullying | 30Â % | 61Â % by senior physicians (EU & non-EU averaged) |
Ogunsemi 2010 [18] | Cross-sectional | Nigeria | Residents in training | Intimidation and harassment | 78Â % | 30Â % from other residents, 7Â % from consultant staff |
Nagata 2009 [16] | Cross-sectional | Japan | Residents | Mistreatment | 85Â % | 35Â % physicians |
Bairy 2007 [19] | Cross-sectional | India | House officers and postgraduate students | Bullying | 89Â % | 15Â % from medical personnel |
Al-Shafaee 2013 [17] | Cross-sectional | Oman | First year medical residents | Verbal/ academic abuse | 88Â % | 98Â % of verbal abuse from consultants/ specialists |
Fnais 2013 [20] | Cross-sectional | Saudi Arabia | Medical Residents | Harassment/ discrimination | 84Â % | Percentage unspecified; majority consultants |
Imran 2010 [21] | Cross-sectional | Pakistan | Junior Doctors | Bullying | 64Â % | 52Â % consultants |
Ahmer 2009 [22] | Cross-sectional | Pakistan | Postgraduate psychiatric trainees | Bullying | 80Â % | Percentage unspecified; consultants most likely perpetrators |