scholarly journals Age differences in the associations between sick leave and aspects of health, psychosocial workload and family life: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. e000960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie C G M Donders ◽  
Judith T Bos ◽  
Koos van der Velden ◽  
Joost W J van der Gulden
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1308082
Author(s):  
Hilde Stendal Robinson ◽  
Camilla Coward ◽  
Wenche S. Bjorbækmo ◽  
Eva Langeland ◽  
Albert Lee

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Amar Alsheri ◽  
Nayef Almutairi ◽  
Alshebli Ahmed

Background: According to the recent studies, violence in health care is growing and it excessively affects the retention and recruitment of nurses. It also affects burnout levels and sick leave. Aims: To determine the physical and verbal abuse violence prevalence against nurses in Al-Medina hospitals. Methods: This a descriptive cross sectional study which was conducted in three community hospitals in Saudi Arabia in 2011 using a random sample of 288 nurses. Results: The prevalence of physical violence among the population of the study was 26%. Verbal abuse prevalence was 23.3%. Patients/clients were the major perpetrators of the violence (76.0%) followed by patient’s family member(s) (24.0%). Whereas 92.0% mentioned that the violence action was preventable. Gender was correlated significantly with verbal abuse violence. Conclusion: Our study manifested that the prevalence of physical violence and verbal abuse among nurses at Al-Medina hospitals was high.


Author(s):  
Jean-Bernard Henrotin ◽  
Monique Vaissière ◽  
Maryline Etaix ◽  
Mathieu Dziurla ◽  
Stéphane Malard ◽  
...  

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 535-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harmieke van Os-Medendorp ◽  
Simone Appelman-Noordermeer ◽  
Carla Bruijnzeel-Koomen ◽  
Marjolein de Bruin-Weller

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