Prevalence of Workplace Violence in Kerala - It's association with Clinical Anger among Doctors

BACKGROUND: Work place Violence (WPV) against doctors has become a serious concern and can have adverse consequences both for the treating doctor, service recipient and society in general by affecting the quality of health care provided. From a preventive perspective, whether the anger level of the victim triggers violence need further research. AIMS: To study the frequency of workplace violence and its association with clinical anger among doctors METHODS: An online survey link using Google Forms will be distributed among doctors practicing in Kerala through social media platforms. A semi Structured Proforma will be used to obtain the socio demographic details. The modified version of the workplace violence (WPV) in the Health Sector Questionnaire, developed by the World Health Organization will be used to obtain prevalence of WPV among doctors. Its association with Anger among Doctors will be assessed using The Clinical Anger Scale RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: Awaiting