Discrimination Harassment of Pain Staff Caused by Patient

Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Abuse, Sexual; Abuse, Workplace

Treatments: Behavioral: Behavioral therapy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05945719

Salem2020 Discrimination By Pt

Details and patient eligibility

About

Chronic pain is associated with mental disorders, and some patients have behavioral issues. Some patients may sexually or racially harass pain clinic staff. Healthcare staff do not usually report sexual or racial harassment perpetrated by patients.

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. Evaluation of incidents of sexual and racial harassment of clinic staff; perpetrated by patients. Analysis of causative factors, incident outcome, system factors and lessons learned.

Full description

Chronic pain disorder may be associated with mental health disease. Many patients exhibit behavioral problems. Some of the patients may sexually or racially harass the pain clinic staff. Typically, healthcare providers do not report racial or sexual harassment perpetrated by patients.

This is a quantitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. It evaluates many incidents of sexual and racial harassment of pain clinic staff; perpetrated by patients. It analyzes the incident causative factors, incident outcomes, system factors and lessons learned. The qualitative information of each incident is presented in a sensitive and careful format.

Enrollment: 1,000 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 99 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult chronic pain patients

Exclusion criteria

• pediatric chronic pain patients

Trial design

1,000 participants in 1 patient group

Adult chronic pain patients

Description:

Adult chronic pain patients who sexually harass pain clinic staff

Treatment:

Behavioral: Behavioral therapy