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General practitioner attitudes toward mandatory reporting of doctor-patient sexual abuse
1Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Massey University at Albany.
Aim:
To explore general practitioner attitudes toward mandatory reporting of doctor-patient sexual abuse.
Methods:
Anonymous questionnaire mailed to a randomised sample of 217 New Zealand general practitioners. Attitudes toward mandatory reporting of doctor-patient sexual contact, seductive or sexually demeaning behaviour were appraised including an indication of whom the perceived appropriate reporting body should be.
Results:
Forty-seven per cent of respondents supported the notion of mandatory reporting for doctor-patient sexual contact, 42% for sexually demeaning behaviour and 35% for seductive verbal behaviour. These respondents indicated that the most appropriate body to report to was a Doctor's Health Advisory Service.
Conclusion:
There was a lack of strong consensus on mandatory reporting of doctor-patient sexual abuse.