Workplace violence among municipal health care workers in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2017

Simões, Mariana Roberta Lopes; Barroso, Heloísa Helena; de-Azevedo, Danielle Sandra da Silva; Duarte, Ana Carolina Monteiro; Barbosa, Rose Elizabeth Cabral; Fonseca, Giovanni Campos; Alcântara, Marcus Alessandro de

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“…We noticed an association between psycho-verbal (9) and psycho-non-verbal (10). The violence practiced by people with professional relationships (12) occurred in the workplace (15), with emphasis on psycho-verbal violence (9). Aggressors identified as people with some personal connections (11) were responsible for non-verbal psychological (9) violence in public (16) and private ( 14) places, whereas the violence practiced by strangers (13) would occur in public places (16) (Fig 2).…”

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“…Thus, conflicts can occur involving patients and/or their families [ 40 ]. Another study points to high workload as a factor that makes professionals less tolerant towards each other [ 9 ].…”

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“…Violence at work involving health professionals is a phenomenon that has been researched at an international level and, despite the attention it has been receiving, this topic still represents an important challenge. Studies highlight that health workers are at greater risk of suffering violence when compared to other professional sectors, and the worrying naturalization of this phenomenon reinforces the increase in occurrences and the personal consequences for health care activity [ 8 , 9 ].…”

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“…We found articles reporting on discrimination and violence against health professionals [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]. However, to date, no studies have been found in Brazil using the network analysis to demonstrate the variables involved in the occurrence of violence against health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

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Predictors of violence against health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

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Background The increase in violence against health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic makes it necessary to identify the predictors of violence, in order to prevent these events from happening. Objective Evaluating the prevalence and analyzing the variables involved in the occurrence of violence against health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Method This is a cross-sectional study conducted online involving Brazilian health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were collected through a structured questionnaire (Google Online Form) sent to health professionals on social networks and analyzed through logistic regression by using sociodemographic variables. The set of grouped variables was assigned to the final model when p <0.05. A network was built using the Mixed Graph Models (MGM) approach. A centrality measurement chart was constructed to determine which nodes have the greatest influence, strength and connectivity between the nodes around them. Results The predictors of violence in the adjusted regression model were the following: being a nursing technician / assistant; having been working for less than 20 years; working for over 37 hours a week; having suffered violence before the pandemic; having been contaminated with COVID-19; working in direct contact with patients infected by the virus; and having family members who have suffered violence. The network created with professionals who suffered violence demonstrated that the aggressions occurred mainly in the workplace, with an indication of psycho-verbal violence. In cases in which the aggressors were close people, aggressions were non-verbal and happened both in public and private places. The assaults practiced by strangers occurred in public places. Conclusions Violence against health professionals occurs implicitly and explicitly, with consequences that can affect both their psychosocial well-being and the assistance given to their patients and families.

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“…Thus, efforts should be strengthened to prevent health care workers from being exposed to workplace violence. In some studies, female health care workers are significantly more likely to be exposed to workplace violence ( 47 , 48 ). But in this study, no statistically significant differences were found for sex which was consistent with previous research by Hahn et al ( 49 ).…”

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Mediating Effect of Work Stress on the Associations Between Psychological Job Demands, Social Approval, and Workplace Violence Among Health Care Workers in Sichuan Province of China

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Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of workplace violence against health care workers, to explore the combined association of work stress, psychological job demands, and social approval with workplace violence and their respective mechanisms among health care workers.Methods: Using data from the Chinese Sixth National Health Service Survey (NHSS) in 2018 conducted among 1,371 health care workers in Sichuan province of China. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data on health care workers' socio-demographic and work-related characteristics, work stress, psychological job demands, social approval, and workplace violence. We used structural equation modeling (SEM) to test the hypothesized relationship among the variables.Results: The results showed that a total of 77.0% health care workers were exposed to workplace violence. Work stress was directly related to workplace violence (β = 2.167, 95%CI: 1.707, 2.627), while psychological job demands and social approval had indirect associations with workplace violence via work stress [β = 0.427, 95%CI: 0.297, 0.557; β = −0.787, 95%CI: (−0.941)–(−0.633)]. Both psychological job demands (β = 0.197, 95%CI: 0.139, 0.255) and social approval [β = −0.346, 95%CI: (−0.399)–(−0.294)] had direct associations with work stress, while social approval had direct association with psychological job demands [β = −0.085, 95%CI: (−0.136)–(−0.034)]. Psychological job demands mediated the relationship between social approval and work stress.Conclusion: Overall, decreasing workplace violence among health care workers requires to promote interventions to reduce work stress and psychological job demands by improving social approval.

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Prevalência de violência no trabalho e fatores ocupacionais ambientais associados na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de 2019

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Ao meu orientador Professor Alexandre Faisal Cury, por ter me dado a oportunidade de aprender a fazer pesquisa. Obrigada por acolher meu jeito de pensar e por ler meus textos intermináveis, por compartilhar sua sabedoria, pela generosidade ao ensinar e pelas palavras de incentivo.Às Professoras do Departamento de Medicina Preventiva da FMUSP, Renata Levy, Alicia Matijasevich e Carolina Bonilla Richero, pelos ensinamentos e disponibilidade ao longo desta trajetória.Aos professores das bancas de Qualificação e Defesa, antecipadamente, pelo tempo dedicado a este trabalho e sua avaliação.

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Workplace violence among municipal health care workers in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2017

Cited by 8 publications

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Predictors of violence against health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

Predictors of violence against health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

Mediating Effect of Work Stress on the Associations Between Psychological Job Demands, Social Approval, and Workplace Violence Among Health Care Workers in Sichuan Province of China

Prevalência de violência no trabalho e fatores ocupacionais ambientais associados na Pesquisa Nacional de Saúde de 2019

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