Violence in healthcare at a glance: The example of the Turkish physician

Çevik, Murat; Gümüştakım, Raziye Şule; Bilgili, Pınar; Başer, Duygu Ayhan; Doğaner, Adem; Saper, Selda Handan Karahan

doi:10.1002/hpm.3056

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“…The rate was 75% for verbal violence and 7% for physical violence during the pandemic in the current study. Unfortunately, these high rates of violence were similar to the findings of other studies from our country (22,23). The current study also demonstrated that the risk of CF increased in those exposed to violence.…”

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confidence: 92%

Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction in Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

Koçoğlu¹,

Aşcı²,

Bal

2022

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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Objective: To examine the levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction of nurses and midwives during the COVID-19 pandemic and the influencing factors. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out with the participation of Turkish midwives and nurses. In the study using the convenience sampling method, data were collected online using an online questionnaire. The questionnaire, created through the Google form, was shared between May and June 2021 in the midwife and nurse groups (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) on electronic platforms. Compassion fatigue (CF) and compassion satisfaction (CS) consisting of the burnout (BO) and secondary traumatic stress (STS) subcomponents were assessed by the Professional Quality of Life scale. The study was completed with 402 nurses and midwives from various units. Descriptive statistics, and the Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used in the analysis of the data. Results: Among the participants, the rate of dissatisfaction with the clinic worked was 24.6% and the turnover intention rate was 70.6%. During the pandemic period, 75.6% of the participants reported that they were exposed to verbal violence, 7.7% to physical violence, and 74.4% to mobbing behaviors. Low CS was found in 24.9% of the participants, a high level of BO in 27.1%, and high STS in 32.8%. Conclusion: Violence and mobbing against nurses and midwives should be prevented in order to increase the professional quality of life.

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confidence: 92%

Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction in Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

Koçoğlu¹,

Aşcı²,

Bal

2022

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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“…High rates of violence against physicians have been reported in Turkey (more than 70% of specialty physicians reported some form of violence) [49,50]; in Palestine, on both West Bank and Gaza Strip EDs, especially among younger personnel [51]; in Israel [52]; in Jordan [53]; in Syria [54]; and in Iraq [55,56]. Data showed however, as in other countries, that only 16.4% of assaulted workers reported the violent acts to the authority because of the perception of uselessness and fear of negative consequences [57].…”

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confidence: 99%

Violence Against Physicians in the Workplace: Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Intervention

Caruso

Toffanin

Folesani

et al. 2022

Curr Psychiatry Rep

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Purpose Violence against healthcare professionals has become an emergency in many countries. Literature in this area has mainly focused on nurses while there are less studies on physicians, whose alterations in mental health and burnout have been linked to higher rates of medical errors and poorer quality of care. We summarized peer-reviewed literature and examined the epidemiology, main causes, consequences, and areas of intervention associated with workplace violence perpetrated against physicians. Recent Findings We performed a review utilizing several databases, by including the most relevant studies in full journal articles investigating the problem. Workplace violence against doctors is a widespread phenomenon, present all over the world and related to a number of variables, including individual, socio-cultural, and contextual variables. During the COVID-19 pandemic, incidence of violence has increased. Data also show the possible consequences in physicians’ deterioration of quality of life, burnout, and traumatic stress which are linked to physical and mental health problems, which, in a domino effect, fall on patients’ quality of care. Summary Violence against doctors is an urgent global problem with consequences on an individual and societal level. This review highlights the need to undertake initiatives aimed at enhancing understanding, prevention, and management of workplace violence in healthcare settings.

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“…A number of recent literatures have reported that physical violence is more prevalent among doctors and varies widely by countries. For example, 5.0% in the UK [ 8 ], 17.11% in Turkey [ 9 ], 19.08% in Syria [ 6 ], and 25. 4% in Pakistan [ 10 ].…”

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Prevalence and determinants of physical violence against doctors in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals

et al. 2023

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Background The increasing physical violence against doctors in the health sector has become an alarming global problem and a key concern for the health system in Bangladesh. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of physical violence against doctors in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals. Methods A cross-sectional survey was performed among 406 doctors working in tertiary care hospitals. Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and the binary logistic regression model was employed for predicting physical violence against doctors. Results Of the participants, 50 (12.3%) doctors reported being exposed to physical violence in 12 months prior to the survey. According to logistic regression analysis, aged less than 30 years or younger, male and never-married doctors were prone to physical violence. Similarly, doctors from public hospitals and those worked in emergency departments were at higher risk of physical violence. More than 70% of victims reported that patients’ relatives were the main perpetrators. Two-thirds of the victims referred to violence in the hospitals as a grave concern. Conclusions Physical violence against doctors is relatively common in the emergency departments and public hospitals in Bangladesh. This study found that male and younger doctors were at high risk of exposing physical violence. To prevent hospital violence, authorities must develop human resources, bolster patient protocol and offer physician training.

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Violence in healthcare at a glance: The example of the Turkish physician

Cited by 10 publications

References 20 publications

Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction in Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

Compassion Fatigue and Satisfaction in Nurses and Midwives during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Turkey

Violence Against Physicians in the Workplace: Trends, Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Intervention

Prevalence and determinants of physical violence against doctors in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals

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