Sexual violence perpetrated by health professionals. Fávero, M., Gomes, V., Campo, A. D., Moreira, D., & Sousa-Gomes, V. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:1005696, April, 2023.
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Sexual violence (SV) perpetrated by health professionals concerns any sexual conduct, whether physical or verbal (with or without contact), toward a patient. There has been little scientific study and some disagreements have emerged regarding its definition, which has even been confused with violation of professional boundaries. In this descriptive-exploratory study, we aimed to characterize this phenomenon in the Portuguese context, using a sample of 491 participants who completed an online questionnaire adapted for this study. The results showed that 8.96% of the participants (5.5% indirect victims) suffered SV by a health professional, and the sociodemographic characteristics are very similar to those of SV in other contexts. Thus, after confirming this is not a problem alien to the Portuguese reality, we discuss the practical implications for prevention and intervention with victims.
@article{favero_sexual_2023,
	title = {Sexual violence perpetrated by health professionals},
	volume = {13},
	issn = {1664-1078},
	url = {https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005696/full},
	doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1005696},
	abstract = {Sexual violence (SV) perpetrated by health professionals concerns any sexual conduct, whether physical or verbal (with or without contact), toward a patient. There has been little scientific study and some disagreements have emerged regarding its definition, which has even been confused with violation of professional boundaries. In this descriptive-exploratory study, we aimed to characterize this phenomenon in the Portuguese context, using a sample of 491 participants who completed an online questionnaire adapted for this study. The results showed that 8.96\% of the participants (5.5\% indirect victims) suffered SV by a health professional, and the sociodemographic characteristics are very similar to those of SV in other contexts. Thus, after confirming this is not a problem alien to the Portuguese reality, we discuss the practical implications for prevention and intervention with victims.},
	urldate = {2024-02-26},
	journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
	author = {Fávero, Marisalva and Gomes, Vanessa and Campo, Amaia Del and Moreira, Diana and Sousa-Gomes, Valéria},
	month = apr,
	year = {2023},
	pages = {1005696},
}

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