Workplace violence experienced by nurses: associated factors and impact on mental health

Kotti, Nada; Dhouib, Feriel; Kchaou, Amel; Charfi, H.; Hammami, K. Jmal; Masmoudi, Mohamed Larbi; Hajjaji, Mounira

doi:10.11604/pamj-oh.2022.7.11.31066

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“…This study included both doctors/residents and nurses who work more closely with patients for longer hours than studies including only general practitioners who have less close contact with patients or only nurses in which prevalence would be much higher. Among various forms of violence, verbal violence was experienced more by doctors (34.3%) and nurses (52.8%) which is lower than the findings of the study conducted in Italy [28], Kenya [17], Tunisia [29], and Cyprus Republic [30]. Similar finding on verbal violence was observed in the study conducted in Italy [31].…”

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Workplace violence and its associated factors among health care workers of a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Bhusal,

Adhikari,

Singh Pradhan

2023

PLoS ONE

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Workplace violence (WPV) is a globally prevailing public health concerns among healthcare workers. Workplace violence includes occupational abuse (physical, sexual, verbal and psychological), threats or harm among health workers, and workplace harassment. It is important to identify the prevalence of workplace violence at the workplace. Therefore, this study aimed to assess workplace violence and its associated factors among healthcare workers at a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 369 health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu. A semi-structured questionnaire was used for data collection. Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS v20. Descriptive statistics were used to assess workplace violence and other independent variables. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression model was used to examine the factors associated with workplace violence. The prevalence of verbal violence was highest among doctors (34.3%) and nurses (52.8%) followed by bullied/mobbed among doctors (11.9%) and nurses (17%) any time in the past. Experience of any type of workplace violence in the past among doctor was 45.5% and among nurses was 54% while 35.8% doctors and 46.8% nurses had experienced it in the past 12 months. Patients and relatives of patient were major perpetrator for physical and verbal violence while management and staff members were major perpetrators for bullying/mobbing. Participants marital status, work experience, posted department, nature of work shift, frequency of night shift and working hours per week showed statistically significant association with the experience of workplace violence within past 12 months (p<0.05) in binary logistic regression analysis. There is a crucial need to establish evidence-based actions to prevent violence in the workplace and promote a healthy workplace setting. Placing adequate staffs at emergency and medical departments and providing training to cope with the stressful emergency situations would help in minimizing workplace violence among health workers.

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“…Among various forms of violence, verbal violence was experienced more by doctors (34.3%) and nurses (52.8%) which is lower than the findings of the study conducted in Italy [ 28 ], Kenya [ 17 ], Tunisia [ 29 ], and Cyprus Republic [ 30 ]. Similar finding on verbal violence was observed in the study conducted in Italy [ 31 ].…”

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Workplace violence and its associated factors among health care workers of a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Bhusal,

Adhikari,

Singh Pradhan

2023

PLoS ONE

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“…In the current study, the majority (61.3%) of the respondents had a history of workplace violence within the past 12 months. Nearly similar findings were reported from the studies conducted in the Amhara region, Ethiopia (58.2%) (10), North east Ethiopia (56%) (9), and Eastern Ethiopia (64%) (11), Tunisia (56.3%) (12), Rwanda (58.5%) (13), Gambia (62.1%) (14), Bangladesh (64.2%) (15), Nepal (64.5%) (16), and Istanbul, Turkey (64.1%) (17). However, it was lower than a certain study finding conducted in the Oromia region, Ethiopia, reported at 82.2% (18), in Egypt (80.4%) (19), elsewhere in Iran (82.6%) (20), and China (79.39%) (21).…”

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Workplace violence and its associated factors among nurses working in university teaching hospitals in Southern Ethiopia: a mixed approach

Anose,

Roba,

Gemechu

et al. 2024

Front. Environ. Health

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BackgroundWorkplace violence among nurses has increased dramatically in the last decade. Still, mitigation techniques have not been well explored; many studies used a quantitative research approach, and there is a knowledge gap on the current status of workplace violence. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of workplace violence and associated factors among nurses working at university teaching hospitals in the South Region of Ethiopia.MethodsAn institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted using a mixed approach. A random sample of 400 nurses was interviewed for the quantitative analysis, and nine key informants were interviewed for the qualitative analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize the data. A logistic regression model was used to analyze the data. An adjusted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and a corresponding p-value < 0.05 was used to determine the association between variables. The qualitative data were transcribed and translated, then themes were created, followed by thematic analysis using Open Code version 4.02.ResultsThe prevalence of workplace violence was 61.3% within the last 12 months. Nurses working in emergency departments [AOR = 4.27, 95% CI: 2.21, 8.24], nurses working in inpatient departments [AOR = 2.58, 95% CI: 1.40, 4.72], the number of nurses in the same working unit from one to five [AOR = 2.36, 95% CI: 1.21, 4.63], and six to ten staff nurses [AOR = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.17, 3.85], nurses routinely making direct physical contact [AOR = 2.77, 95% CI: 1.55, 4.95], and nurses' work time between 6 pm and 7 am [AOR = 1.68, 95% CI: 1.00, 2.82] were factors significantly associated with workplace violence.ConclusionIn this study, the prevalence of workplace violence against nurses was high. We identified factors significantly associated with workplace violence among nurses. Interventions should focus on early risk identification, the management of violent incidents, and the establishment of violence protection strategies that consider contextual factors to reduce workplace violence.

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Workplace violence experienced by nurses: associated factors and impact on mental health

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Workplace violence and its associated factors among health care workers of a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Workplace violence and its associated factors among health care workers of a tertiary hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal

Workplace violence and its associated factors among nurses working in university teaching hospitals in Southern Ethiopia: a mixed approach

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