patient harassment; harassment of healthcare workers by patients or their families
Refers to verbal abuse, unreasonable demands, or physical aggression directed at doctors, nurses, and other medical staff by patients or their relatives. Often discussed in the context of workplace safety in Japanese healthcare.
As a measure against patient harassment, the hospital stationed security guards.
One reason nurses leave their jobs is patient harassment.
Variant with interpunct, sometimes used for clarity.
Wasei-eigo formed from English 'patient' and 'harassment'.