@article{ref1,
title="The effect of mobbing on the development of depression in anesthesia workers: a prospective, multicenter, observational study",
journal="Work",
year="2023",
author="Sener, Perihan and Onal, Ozkan and Akpinar, Seyma Eskil and Altınbaş, Kursat",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Mobbing in the workplace is a critical problem affecting healthcare workers' psychological health and performance. However, there is a lack of data on the relationship between mobbing and depression and a lack of regulations to create a decent working environment. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine the frequency of exposure to mobbing and the depression levels that may be related to mobbing among the employees of the Anesthesiology and Reanimation Clinic. <br><br>METHODS: In this multi-center cross-sectional study, employees were evaluated with Leymann's Inventory of Psychological Terror scale and the Beck Depression Inventory. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the participants, 86.2% stated that they were exposed to mobbing. The presence of mobbing was also associated with the presence of psychological and depressive symptoms. <br><br>CONCLUSION: The frequency of mobbing was relatively high among Anesthesiology and Reanimation clinic employees. Mobbing exposure was found to be associated with a high level of depression. Institutional and legal precautions should be taken, and awareness of mobbing should be increased to eliminate mobbing and its consequences on healthcare workers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="10.3233/WOR-230098",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-230098"
}