title: Physiotherapy students' experiences of bullying on clinical internships: an exploratory study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To consider the prevalence and type of bullying behaviours experienced whilst on clinical placement in a cohort of final-year BSc undergraduate students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional survey.
  
  
  METHODS
  University in the West Midlands, UK.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-two final-year undergraduate students.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Prevalence of incivility and bullying behaviours.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-five percent of students reported at least one incident of bullying behaviour. The perpetrator of the bullying behaviour was most often the clinical educator (8/13, 62%). Despite the negative effects caused, the majority of students (11/13, 84%) did not report this experience to the university.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Bullying behaviour may take many forms and can have a negative effect on the well-being of students. It should be addressed by all stakeholders including universities, National Health Service trusts and researchers. Possible strategies to move forwards and better protect the future of the physiotherapy profession are briefly considered.
authors: University of Greenwich, London, UK. b.stubbs@greenwich.ac.uk
authors: Brendon
authors: B
authors: Stubbs
authors: Andy
authors: A
authors: Soundy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D058445:Bullying / Q000523:psychology*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D026761:Physical Therapy Specialty / Q000193:education*; D015995:Prevalence; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom