Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Shahjalal, Md.; Gow, Jeff; Alam, Mohammad Morshad; Ahmed, Tanvir; Chakma, Samar Kishor; Mohsin, Faroque Md; Hawlader, Mohammad Delwer Hossain; Mahumud, Rashidul Alam

doi:10.3389/ijph.2021.1604396

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“…This agrees with a study done in Saudi Arabia by Alshahrani and his colleagues, they addressed the importance of encouragement of authorities to facilitate reporting procedures of different violent incidents in order to help the implementation of strict penalties against perpetrators of violence towards healthcare professionals (Alshahrani et al, 2021). Other participants confirmed the importance of abundance of security personnel to help protect healthcare workers from chaos and violence, these suggestions agree with a study done in Bangladesh hoping to decrease workplace violence (Shahjalal et al, 2021). This also agrees with Ghosh (2018) who highlighted the importance of presence of nearby police stations and prevention of entrance of relatives of patients with any kinds of weapons or heavy tools, also transparency in addressing the fees of the administered services could help in overcoming patients' or relatives' anticipation and misunderstanding.…”

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confidence: 85%

“…The fore mentioned study highlighted the importance of increasing awareness about the impact of violence on health sector which was a solution also proposed by the participants in the current study (Shahjalal et al, 2021).…”

Section: Assaultsmentioning

confidence: 75%

“…A study in Bangladesh confirmed that effective organisation of night shifts is crucial to decrease the stress and fatigue caused by long working hours, which is an escalating burden over physicians' shoulders. Also, victims of workplace violence should be supported by comprehensive medical and psychological services (Shahjalal et al, 2021).…”

Section: Assaultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Legal Response of Physicians Towards Workplace Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt: A Cross Sectional Study

Salem

Nafad

Taha

2022

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine

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Workplace violence (WPV) is defined by World Medical Association as "an international emergency that undermines the very foundations of health systems and impacts critically on patient's health". The physicians are specifically vulnerable for such these acts from patients or even their relatives. WPV has detrimental effects on both health professionals and the quality of health care services administered. Aim: to highlight the problem of assault against doctors and their legal response towards it, generally in medical practice and specifically during COVID 19 pandemic. Subjects and methods:A cross sectional study was done through anonymous self-structured internet-based questionnaire survey on 300 physicians. It included different data as regards sociodemographic data, occurrence of bullying, type of assault and response of the physician towards such assault. Results: About 55% of responders claimed previous exposure to verbal or physical violence, nearly 19% faced verbal violence and 14% faced physical violence, about 15% notified head of the department while only 9.7% notified police. Almost 80% of the responders were not satisfied by actions taken after notification, and 23% were exposed to bullying due to working during COVID era. All responders (100%) believe that media affect how people deal with physicians. Conclusion:Workplace violence against doctors is escalating vigorously.Under-reporting and lack of security support are the main issues in solving this catastrophic health system problem.

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confidence: 85%

Section: Assaultsmentioning

confidence: 75%

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Legal Response of Physicians Towards Workplace Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt: A Cross Sectional Study

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Taha

2022

Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine

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“…A positive culture should be created to combat WPV. A harmonious nurse–patient relationship, respect, tolerance, gender sensitivity, equality, collaboration, and care should be practiced, and no form of WPV should be tolerated (Shahjalal et al., 2021 ). Staff and patient ratios should be improved by recruiting new staff that will minimize time pressure on health workers.…”

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Workplace violence against Bangladeshi registered nurses: A survey following a year of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Chowdhury

Kabir

Das

et al. 2022

International Nursing Review

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Aims To investigate the prevalence of workplace violence and its associated factors among Bangladeshi registered nurses. Background Workplace violence is prevalent among nurses, particularly in developing countries. However, the issue has never been examined in Bangladeshi nurses. Methods Between February 26 and July 10, 2021, this cross‐sectional survey involving 1264 registered nurses was conducted. Workplace violence was determined by the Workplace Violence Scale (WVS). A multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to find the factors associated with workplace violence. This study complies with the EQUATOR (STROBE) checklist. Results Of the 1264 nurses, 885 (70%) nurses reported being exposed to workplace violence in the previous year. Three hundred twenty‐four (324; 25.6%) nurses reported physical violence, whereas 902 (71.4%) nurses reported nonphysical violence. According to the multivariable logistic regression model, male nurses, nurses in the Sylhet division, emergency department nurses, nurses working extended hours, and non trained nurses to tackle workplace violence were prone to physical violence. Furthermore, public hospital nurses and non trained nurses to tackle workplace violence were more likely to be exposed to nonphysical violence. Nurses who had not been exposed to workplace violence were satisfied with their current job, but those who had been exposed to workplace violence were dissatisfied and intended to leave their current job. Conclusions and implications for nursing and health policy High prevalence of workplace violence underscores nurses’ current working conditions, which are particularly poor in public hospitals and emergency departments. Moreover, the COVID‐19 pandemic put unprecedented pressure on the whole healthcare system and caused various difficulties for healthcare workers. To develop a zero‐violence practice environment, health authorities should implement policy‐level interventions. Healthcare staff should be guided to deal more successfully with patients and coworkers to create a positive working environment.

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“…Besides, it is not a new issue in Bangladesh that HCWs are subjected to WPB and WPV. A recent study carried out in Bangladesh reported that a high proportion of healthcare professionals (43%) experienced some form of WPV [ 24 ]. Several studies in many countries found a relationship between WPV and burnout among nurses [ 25 – 27 ].…”

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Workplace Bullying and Violence on Burnout Among Bangladeshi Registered Nurses: A Survey Following a Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Chowdhury¹,

Kabir²,

Chowdhury³

et al. 2022

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: To investigate burnout among Bangladeshi nurses and the factors that influence it, particularly the association of workplace bullying (WPB) and workplace violence (WPV) with burnout.Methods: This cross-sectional study collected data from 1,264 Bangladeshi nurses. Mixed-effects Poisson regression models were fitted to find the adjusted association between WPB, WPV, and burnout.Results: Burnout was found to be prevalent in 54.19% of 1,264 nurses. 61.79% of nurses reported that they had been bullied, and 16.3% of nurses reported experience of “intermediate and high” levels of workplace violence in the previous year. Nurses who were exposed to “high risk bullying” (RR = 2.29, CI: 1.53–3.41) and “targeted bullying” (RR = 4.86, CI: 3.32–7.11) had a higher risk of burnout than those who were not. Similarly, WPV exposed groups at “intermediate and high” levels had a higher risk of burnout (RR = 3.65, CI: 2.40–5.56) than WPV non-exposed groups.Conclusion: Nurses’ burnout could be decreased if issues like violence and bullying were addressed in the workplace. Hospital administrators, policymakers, and the government must all promote and implement an acceptable working environment.

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Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Cited by 20 publications

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Legal Response of Physicians Towards Workplace Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt: A Cross Sectional Study

Legal Response of Physicians Towards Workplace Violence during COVID-19 Pandemic in Egypt: A Cross Sectional Study

Workplace violence against Bangladeshi registered nurses: A survey following a year of the COVID‐19 pandemic

Workplace Bullying and Violence on Burnout Among Bangladeshi Registered Nurses: A Survey Following a Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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