Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour of Patients Towards French General Practitioners

Sex Behavior Clinical Trial

— #MedTooFr  

Official title:

Inappropriate Sexual Behaviour (ISB) of Patients Towards French General Practitioners: Prevalence, Nature and Impact on Professional Practice

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05121623
• Other study ID #: 2021/CHU/18
• Status: Completed
• Start date: January 15, 2022
• Est. completion date: March 22, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 570
• Est. completion date: March 22, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: January 15, 2022
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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 -

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sex Behavior

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaire
Online auto-administered Questionnaire

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Réunion	CHU de la Réunion	Saint-Pierre

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Réunion, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Risk factors associated with sexual inapropriate behavior	Identify the risk factors associated determined by auto-administered questionnaire (author's characteristics provided by the practitioners)	Once at the inclusion visit
Other	Responses of general practitioners to such a situation	Types of responses provided by general practitioners to such a situation determined by auto-administered questionnaire (answers provided by the practitioners)	Once at the inclusion visit
Other	Impact and changes on professional practice and personal life.	Describe the impact and changes on professional practice and personal life determined by auto-administered questionnaire (reactions provided by the practitioners)	Once at the inclusion visit
Primary	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	Prevalence and nature of Inappropriate sexual behavior between men and women	To compare the prevalence and nature of Inappropriate sexual behavior according to the gender of the responding physicians determined by auto-administered questionnaire	Once at the inclusion visit