Observed and personally experienced discrimination: findings of a cross-sectional survey of physicians and nursing staff.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Discrimination against hospital staff based on ascribed features is prevalent in healthcare systems worldwide. Detrimental effects on health and quality of patient care have been shown. Our study aims to describe and analyse the discrimination experiences of both physicians and nurses, specifically for the German hospital context.

Methods

A cross-sectional online survey on observed and personally experienced discrimination at work addressed staff from 22 hospitals of two organizations in Germany. Sociodemographic and occupational as well as institutional characteristics served as independent variables. In multivariable analyses, block- and stepwise logistic regressions were calculated for the two dependent variables (witness and victim of discrimination). Sensitiv

SUBMITTER: Yolci A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9733037 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature