Prevalence, causes and mental health impact of workplace bullying in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit environment.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence, to report barriers and mental health impact of bullying behaviours and to analyse whether psychological support at work could affect victims of bullying in the healthcare workplace. DESIGN:Self-administered questionnaire survey. SETTING:20 in total neonatal intensive care units in 17 hospitals in Greece. PARTICIPANTS:398 healthcare professionals (doctors, nurses). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES:The questionnaire included information on demographic data, Negative Act Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) behaviour scale, data on sources of bullying, perpetrators profile, causal factors, actions taken and reasons for not reporting bullying, psychological support and 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) scores to investigate psychological

SUBMITTER: Chatziioannidis I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5855440 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature