Acoso laboral en internos de medicina de la cohorte septiembre 2022 – agosto 2023 de la Universidad de Cuenca, 2023

Abstract

Background: the International Labor Organization (ILO) recognizes workplace harassment as a risk that arises in modern employment conditions, the implications of which are associated with costs for organizations and increased mental health of inmates. Among the health workers who are victims of harassment, rotating medical interns stand out, where nearly 20% suffer from workplace harassment (1). Goals: determine the frequency and characteristics of workplace bullying in medical interns at the University of Cuenca from the September 2022-August 2023 cohort. Methods: descriptive study, cross-sectional, it was carried out at the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Cuenca with 122 medical interns who carry out pre-professional practices in hospitals in zone 6 in the period September 2022 - August 2023. Workplace harassment It was evaluated through the application of the CISNEROS Barometer survey. Results: 55% of the sample of medical interns perceive that in the last 6 months they were victims of harassment with a frequency of more than a week. A higher prevalence of workplace harassment is identified in women (36.89%) and in certain rotation areas such as gynecology (17.21%) and internal medicine (16.39%). While the actions that are frequently repeated are biased evaluation (8%) and absurd work (8%). Conclusions: the rotating medical interns at the University of Cuenca face working conditions that include harassment; the prevalence of female victims is notable.