A Study on Workplace Violence and Its Effect on Quality of Life Among Medical Professionals In China

Wu, Siying; Lin, Shaowei; Chai, Wenli; Zhang, Qiaohui; Wu, Yihai; Zhu, Wei

doi:10.1080/19338244.2012.732124

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“…Over the past few years, China has witnessed a surge in violence against medical professionals. Due to the possible violence which might come at any time and bring danger to their life, physicians have to afford excessive occupational stress, which absolutely will affect their psychological and physical health and then decrease their job performance (26)(27)(28). The current study also found that long duration of nonstop work and poor sleep quality were closely associated with psychological health, which was consistent with the conclusion arrived by previous studies (29)(30)(31).…”

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Depression and Anxiety in Healthcare Staffs in A Tertiary University Hospital in Luoyang, Henan Province: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Wang

Qing

et al. 2019

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Objective: Mental health condition of medical professionals in China is underrecognized. The current study aimed to determine the prevalence of depression and anxiety among healthcare professionals and explore the potential influence factors. Method:The study employed a cross-sectional design. All employees were surveyed in the first week of September 2017. General information included gender, age, workload, workplace violence, sleep quality and so on. Depression and anxiety were evaluated using PHQ-9 and GAD-7, respectively. SPSS 22.0 was used for data analysis. Logistic regression was conducted to explore risk factors contributed to metal health.Results: A total of 1,950 questionnaires were delivered, and 1,864 were returned with a response rate of 95.6%. The prevalence of depression and anxiety were 24.1% and 28.9%. As for workload, the average number of beds in charge per month is 65.97±95.58 beds, among which internal medicine department and surgical department endure more workloads. Though workers in ER and ICU manage fewer beds, they bear the longest nonstop working length in the previous month (19.18±10.82 h). There were 78.0% had suffered WPV in the preceding year. Staffs in ER and ICU are at higher risk to physical violence, especially doctors. Regarding to sleep quality, only 9.2% participants reported that they sleep well. Logistic regression indicated that workplace violence and sleep quality were independent risk factors for both anxiety and depression. Conclusion:The current study revealed the devastating conditions of mental disorders in medical workers and associated factors. Effective interventions are necessary to improve this situation.

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Depression and Anxiety in Healthcare Staffs in A Tertiary University Hospital in Luoyang, Henan Province: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

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Qing

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“…Emotional exhaustion causes various negative outcomes in the workplace, specifically in terms of organizational performance and commitment (Ashill, Rod, Thirkell, & Carruthers, ; Babakus, Cravens, Johnston, & Moncrief, ; Cropanzano, Rupp, & Byrne, ; Rutherford, Boles, Hamwi, Madupalli, & Rutherford, ; S. Wu et al., ), employee job satisfaction (Babakus et al., ; Lee & Ashforth, ; Rutherford et al., ), and rate of turnover intentions (Boles et al., ; Rutherford et al., ; Singh, Goolsby, & Rhoads, ).…”

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The Relationship between Coworker Incivility, Emotional Exhaustion, and Organizational Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Emotional Exhaustion

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Kim

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The aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between coworker incivility, emotional exhaustion, and organizational outcomes measured by job satisfaction, job performance, and turnover intention. Working with a sample of 286 retail bank employees in South Korea, structural equation modeling is employed to test four hypotheses drawing on conservation of resources (COR) theory and affective events theory (AET). According to the analyses, while employee incivility positively affects emotional exhaustion, emotional exhaustion has a negative effect on job satisfaction and job performance. In addition, emotional exhaustion has a positive impact on turnover intention among organizational employees. These results imply that to better understand the relationship between coworker incivility and organizational outcomes, it is necessary to consider emotional exhaustion as an important mediating variable. The theoretical and practical implications of this study are discussed, together with its limitations and future research directions. C 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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“…Robust empirical studies showed that Chinese healthcare workers are exposed to considerable medical violence [12,13,14], and the occupational exposure for healthcare workers in China was worse than that of their global colleagues [15]. This might cause more mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [12,14,16].…”

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“…This might cause more mental illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) [12,14,16]. But at the same time, Health China 2030 Plan calls for continuing enhancement of quality of health care [17].…”

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Do Challenge Stress and Hindrance Stress Affect Quality of Health Care? Empirical Evidence from China

Yang

Guo

et al. 2018

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Severe job stress has adverse effects on the health of Chinese healthcare workers. We investigated associations between job stress, health, and quality of health care among Chinese healthcare workers. To analyze associations between stress, health, and quality of health care among healthcare workers in 74 Chinese hospitals, we surveyed 2426 healthcare workers of primary, secondary, and tertiary hospitals in Western, Central, and Eastern China in 2017. Structural equation modelling was used to examine relationships between job stress, health, and quality of health care. The mediating effect of health on the association between job stress and quality of health care was examined with the Sobel test. In the final model, health had a moderate direct positive effect on the quality of health care (β = 0.24; p < 0.001). Challenge stress had a direct inverse effect on health (β = −0.05; p < 0.05) and a significant direct positive effect on the quality of health care (β = 0.26; p < 0.001). Hindrance stress had a significant inverse effect on health (β = −0.37; p < 0.001) and a moderate inverse effect on the quality of health care (β = −0.19; p < 0.001). The correlation between challenge stress and hindrance stress was significant and positive (β = 0.59; p < 0.001). A partial mediation effect was in the final model. The health status of healthcare workers is an important concern at all levels of Chinese hospitals. To improve quality of healthcare, appropriate challenge stress is recommended among young staff, and interventions targeting hindrance stress should be developed and implemented in all hospital departments.

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A Study on Workplace Violence and Its Effect on Quality of Life Among Medical Professionals In China

Cited by 61 publications

References 22 publications

Depression and Anxiety in Healthcare Staffs in A Tertiary University Hospital in Luoyang, Henan Province: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Depression and Anxiety in Healthcare Staffs in A Tertiary University Hospital in Luoyang, Henan Province: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

The Relationship between Coworker Incivility, Emotional Exhaustion, and Organizational Outcomes: The Mediating Role of Emotional Exhaustion

Do Challenge Stress and Hindrance Stress Affect Quality of Health Care? Empirical Evidence from China

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