Violence at work and its relationship with burnout, depression and anxiety in healthcare professionals of the emergency services

Roldán, Gloria M.; Salazar, Isabel Cristina; Garrido, Laura; Ramos, Juan M.

doi:10.4236/health.2013.52027

Cited by 29 publications

(22 citation statements)

References 9 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The ndings are similar to the literature. In studies conducted, higher levels of burnout of HCWs providing emergency health services were speci ed (10,18,27,(19)(20)(21)(22)(23)(24)(25)(26). Also, especially in ES and other HCWs, the intensive workload, the necessity of continuing work life during the pandemic increases the stress and burnout related to the risks taken during the care and treatment processes of COVID-19 patients.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and burnout levels in emergency healthcare workers: a questionnaire study

Şahin

Aslaner

Eker

et al. 2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BackgroundDuring the COVID19 pandemic, an increase in anxiety and burnout levels may occur unwittingly due to the increased workload and intense stress experienced by emergency healthcare workers dealing with potential or suspected COVID-19 and other emergency patients. In our study, it is aimed to investigate whether there is an increase of anxiety and burnout levels of the healthcare workers working in ES and pandemic fields fighting against the outbreak of COVID-19 in Turkey, compared to other healthcare workers.MethodsThe study was carried out between April 1 to May 15, 2020, with the online questionnaire method with the participation of 920 healthcare workers that are working actively in pandemic hospitals, emergency call ambulances, primary healthcare institutions and dental hospitals across the country. In the questionnaire, the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants were questioned, and Beck anxiety scale (BAI) and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) were applied. ResultsThe median age of the participants was 35.00 (minimum 20, maximum: 65), 59.2% were female and 40.8% were male. 22.3% of the personnel were working in the ES, 20.9% in the ambulance, 12.2% in the pandemic polyclinics. The pandemic area and the intensive care workers' BAI score are similar to those in the emergency service and ambulance (p = 0.05). The MBI-desensitization score of those working in the field of ED, ICUs and pandemics was higher than other places (p <0.05). The MBI-emotional score of the emergency and ambulance workers was higher (p = 0.001), and the MBI-personal accomplishment score was lower than radiology, laboratory and office personnel (p=0.049).ConclusionsThe COVID-19 outbreak may create stress in healthcare workers, leading to various psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, and burnout syndrome. Early recognition, prevention and coping methods of burnout and anxiety in healthcare workers play a key role in during the pandemic period.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and burnout levels in emergency healthcare workers: a questionnaire study

Şahin

Aslaner

Eker

et al. 2020

Preprint

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Significantly, one of the major headaches that increase work stress is the exposure to violence. Violence against healthcare staff is known to be a common problem in many countries (Arnetz, 2001;Kowalenko et al, 2005;Arimatsu et al, 2008;Benham et al, 2011;Burnham et al, 2012;Roldan et al, 2013;Yang et al, 2013;Heponiemi et al, 2014). This issue has become widespread in Turkey in recent years, while the number of violent cases ending with injuries and deaths has increased.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of health transformation policies on the resident physicians' perception of the medical profession in Turkey

Erdem

Atalay

2016

Int J Health Plann Mgmt

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Although the new changes in the health system in Turkey has resulted in positive implications with respect to the groups that use the healthcare services, it has been singled out for criticism by the professional associations because of its erosive consequences particularly for the medical profession as a whole. The purpose of this study is to explain how the health transformation policies and practices influenced the working conditions and perceptions of the resident physicians in Turkey with regard to the medical profession. A qualitative research design was employed, and the data was collected through document analysis and focus group interview. The common findings highlight that the new practices have had an aggravated effect on the working conditions of the resident physicians, which has resulted in several contentious issues. These include the increased workload, insufficient training and development, economic and social conditions and a heightened number of violent acts against physicians. Negatively, these influence the motivation of the physicians and their perception of the medical profession. This finding suggests that the medical profession is able to be studied as an appropriate case for the phenomenon of deprofessionalization. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

show abstract

“…; Roldán et al . ). The interplay between system failure and the individual responsibility of the staff is, however, difficult to disentangle.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Being subjected to violence in one's work is a major concern, and research has shown that physical aggression and psychological aggression are associated with emotional exhaustion, depression, and anxiety (Laschinger & Grau ; Roldán et al . ). Stevenson et al .…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Moral mindfulness: The ethical concerns of healthcare professionals working in a psychiatric intensive care unit

Salzmann‐Erikson

2018

Int J Mental Health Nurs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Healthcare professionals working on inpatient wards face the externalizing or challenging behaviour of the patients who are admitted. Ethical values and principles in psychiatric nursing have been reported to be important when approaching patients during the most acute phase of deterioration in their mental health. Hence, the aim of this study was to discover and describe staff members' ethical and moral concerns about their work as healthcare professionals in a psychiatric intensive care unit. The study has a qualitative descriptive design and makes use of Framework Analysis. Registered nurses and psychiatric aides in a psychiatric intensive care unit in Sweden were observed during ethical reflection meetings. Four to six staff attended the 90-min meetings. The data comprise observations from six meetings, which provided 94 pages of text. The results demonstrate that the work was described as being both motivating and exhausting. The staff faced ethical concerns in their daily work, as patients often demonstrated challenging behaviours. Three themes were identified as follows: (i) concerns about the staff impacting on patients' experience of care, (ii) concerns about establishing a safe working environment, and (iii) concerns about becoming unprofessional due to expectations and a high workload. Ethical concerns included simultaneously taking into account both the patients' dignity and safety aspects, while also being exposed to high workloads. These elements of work are theorized as influencing complex psychiatric nursing. If we are to bring these influential factors to light in the workplace, advanced nursing practice must be grounded in moral mindfulness.

show abstract

Violence at work and its relationship with burnout, depression and anxiety in healthcare professionals of the emergency services

Cited by 29 publications

References 9 publications

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and burnout levels in emergency healthcare workers: a questionnaire study

Effect of COVID-19 pandemic on anxiety and burnout levels in emergency healthcare workers: a questionnaire study

The effect of health transformation policies on the resident physicians' perception of the medical profession in Turkey

Moral mindfulness: The ethical concerns of healthcare professionals working in a psychiatric intensive care unit

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About