Prevalence of workplace violence against nurses in Iran and its related factors

Abstract Background: Workplace violence is a relatively common problem in most jobs. The medical personnel especially nursing staff has been exposed to a great deal of violence from patients, companions, and colleagues, and it is necessary to determine its frequency by controlling it. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of workplace violence against nurses. Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive study which was performed among 200 qualified nursing staff working in Imam Hossain Hospital in Shahroud of Iran. In this study, after selecting individuals and obtaining informed consent, demographic and workplace violence questionnaires in health sector were collected. Results: Of the 200 participants, 177 (88.5%) were female and the rest were male. The mean age of the participants was 35.8 ± 13.5 years. 81.5% of who were nurses. Also, was showed that psychological violence with the prevalence of 68.5% during the last year was the most violent occurrence against the nurses working in this center. Workplace violence variables were significantly associated with job of nurses (p<0.033), work experience of less than 5 years (p<0.027), work of service in emergency ward (p<0.029), work shift of nurses in circulate shirt (p<0.001), violent male sex (p<0.036) and time of violence in discharge time (p<0.011). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the incidence of violence against nurses was relatively common and the most frequent was psychological abuse. Although it is not easy to accurately calculate violence against medical staff, it is important to carefully examine the same.

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The incidence and management of workplace violence among medical professionals in the United States: A methodological pilot study

Journal of Hospital Administration ◽

10.5430/jha.v8n1p56 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 56

Author(s):

Ashleigh Chinelo Oguagha ◽

Jing Chen

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Workplace Violence ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Online Survey ◽

Health Sector ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

The United States ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Physical And Psychological Violence

This study aimed to investigate workplace violence (WPV) experienced by medical professionals in the United States as well as individual and managerial actions following violent episodes and further, predict estimators of WPV. A modified version of the Workplace Violence in the Health Sector: Country Case Studies Research Instruments Survey Questionnaire was used to assess the incidence and management of workplace violence experienced by healthcare workers. Medical personnel from two social aggregation websites were recruited to participate in an online survey. 226 valid questionnaires were received. 48.5\% and 76.1\% of respondents, respectively, experienced physical and psychological violence in the past year. Risk factors for violence included occupation, patient population, ethnicity, and higher levels of anxiety regarding violence in hospitals. Overall, 17.7\% of reported incidents were investigated, 52.4\% of cases saw no consequences meted out to perpetrators and 51.7\% of victims suffered from negative emotions or aftereffects following a violent episode. Only 30.1\% of victims formally reported their experience with violence. The prevalence of violence was high and medical professionals were negatively affected by violence; however, formal reporting of episodes was low and measures combating violence were inadequate. Harsher penalties for perpetrators of violence are needed and hospitals need to implement guidelines that track the management of violence.

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Investigation of work ability index (WAI) and its relationship with maximal aerobic capacity (VO2max) among cement industry employer

Occupational Medicine ◽

10.18502/tkj.v12i2.4372 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

M Kavousian ◽

A Salehi sashlabadi ◽

MJ Jafari ◽

S Khodakarim ◽

H Rabiei

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Aerobic Capacity ◽

Work Experience ◽

Cement Industry ◽

Maximal Aerobic Capacity ◽

Work Ability Index ◽

Sports Activity ◽

Related Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Mean

Introduction: Given the importance of adapting workers' physical and mental capabilities to their job needs, measuring their ability to work, maintaining, and upgrading, it has become an essential task. This study aimed to investigate WAI and its relationship with VO2max at one of the cement companies. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 130 employees of a cement company in Iran in 2018. For data collection, the WAI, Queens's test for maximum oxygen consumption, and a questionnaire designed by researchers (socio-demographic and work-related factors) were used. SPSS 21 was used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the mean ± standard deviation of WAI in staff was 39.35 ± 4.64. Among the demographic and related variables, sports activity (P > 0.04) and sleep quality (P < 0.001), and work experience (P> 0.046) were significantly correlated with WAI. There was a significant positive correlation between the mean score of WAI and Vo2max (r = 0.21, p < 0.05). Regression modeling showed that Vo2max was the only significant predictor of WAI. Conclusion: According to the results of the study, to control and enhance the ability of the staff of the study, occupational intervention programs should focus on improving sleep quality and increased exercise. Also, considering the positive relationship of Vo2max to the WAI of the surveyed staff, it is recommended to select suitable employees in terms of aerobic capacity according to the workload of the job.

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Communication skills and its related factors in Ardabil Alavi Hospital nurses and staff

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200407 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 416

Author(s):

Somayeh Zeynizadeh ◽

Akbar Pirzadeh ◽

Shervin Tabrizian

Keyword(s):

Interpersonal Communication ◽

Communication Skills ◽

Work Experience ◽

Demographic Data ◽

Teaching Hospitals ◽

Hospital Nurses ◽

Related Factors ◽

Listening Skill ◽

Total Communication ◽

The Mean

Background: Communication skills (CS) is an important topic which help the nurses and staff to maintain effective relationships and have professional standards in all legal, ethical and clinical areas. So low level of CS between nurses could be led to more medical mistakes and reduce the patient’s quality of care. The aim of this study was to determine the level of CS among Ardabil teaching hospitals nurses and staff and its related factors.Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 145 Ardabil Alavi hospitals’ nurses and staff from May 2019 to November 2019. The data collection tool was communication skills questionnaire of Burton G (1990) which included demographic data and interpersonal communication skills test (18 items) with a range of 18-90. Data analyzed in SPSS version 21 by using descriptive and analytical statistics tests such as; Spearman, Mann-Whitney U, and Kruskal Wallis at significant level of p<0.05.Results: Of all students, 72.4% were women and the rest were men. The average age of participants, was 36.9±8.4 years. The mean score of total communication skills was calculated 59.2±7.3. The mean score of verbal skill, listening skill, and feedback skill were calculated in order to 20.8±3.43, 17.6±4, and 20.7±3.2, respectively. Total Communication skills was significantly related with past work experience but other demographic variables hadn’t significant relation with CS.Conclusions: The results indicated that the CS of Ardabil hospital nurses and staff were in moderate levels. So, providing training programs for raising their CS in future is essential.

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Socio-demographic characteristics of medical personnel in parental aid institutions

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2021-61-8-526-533 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 61 (8) ◽

pp. 526-533

Author(s):

Elena P. Kotelevets ◽

Valerij A. Kiryushin

Keyword(s):

Nursing Staff ◽

Work Experience ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Demographic Characteristics ◽

Staff Nurse ◽

Age Group ◽

Professional Groups ◽

Statistical Studies ◽

Medical Professions ◽

Muscle Groups

The article examines the socio-demographic indicators of professional groups of medical workers, some factors of job satisfaction. Purpose of the study - socio-demographic characteristics of medical personnel in obstetric institutions for the further development of scientifically based recommendations on the formation of health-preserving behavior. The research was carried out by means of anonymous questionnaires on the basis of obstetric institutions of the second and third levels. Ryazan, Kolomna, Lipetsk, Smolensk. The study involved doctors (obstetricians-gynecologists, neonatologists) and nurses (midwives, anesthetics nurses, ward nurses). The study showed that about half of the respondents in medical professions, one tenth in the professional groups of nursing staff belong to the age category under 30 years old. The age group of 30-39 years is represented by doctors and mid-level medical personnel in almost equal proportions. In the age group 40 years and older, representatives of the nursing professions prevail. A significant part of the respondents are medical professions, have work experience in their specialty from 5 to 9 years; representatives of nursing professions, mainly, have work experience of 10-14 years and more than 15 years. In the families of nursing staff (nurse anesthetists and ward nurses), one can note dissatisfaction and incomplete satisfaction with the level of wages and lack of confidence in the future. The revealed dissatisfaction with work can lead to a decrease in motivation to perform professional duties. Socio-demographic characteristics are basic and serve as the basis for further hygienic and statistical studies, identifying correlations between unfavorable hygienic factors (physical inactivity, prolonged static load, local overstrain of certain muscle groups, exposure to physical, chemical and biological factors, psychoemotional and informational stress).

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Knowledge and Practices on Preventive Measures of Blood Borne Diseases Among Non-Medical Attendants Working in Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital

Kathmandu University Medical Journal ◽

10.3126/kumj.v11i3.12506 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 210-215

Author(s):

S Sanjel ◽

S Tuladhar ◽

K Khanel

Keyword(s):

Work Experience ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Medical Personnel ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

University Hospital ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Adequate Knowledge ◽

The Mean

Background Blood and certain body fluids pose the greatest threat to health due to sharp injuries spreading blood borne pathogens that cause serious illness when transmitted. Despite the high sickness rate, sanitation staff lacked awareness regarding protections from contacting soiled materials while handling biomedical wastes. Objective The study aims to find out the knowledge and practices on preventive measures of blood borne diseases among non-medical attendants. Method Descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the knowledge and practices on preventive measures on blood borne diseases among all the 53 non-medical personnel in Dhulikhel Hospital, Kathmandu University Hospital. Respondents scoring ≥50% on knowledge score were taken as having adequate knowledge. A Nepali version of pre-tested structured and semi-structured questionnaire was used to conduct interview. Participation in the study was voluntary and written consent was taken before inquiry. Outcomes were measured in both descriptive and inferential ways. Result The adequate knowledge was found among 86.8% of the respondents on the blood borne diseases whereas 50.9% of them had proper practice on it. Although, there is poor positive correlation between the mean knowledge score and literacy, the correlation was significant (r = 0.341, p < 0.05). Alike, the mean practice score and work experience demonstrated significant correlation (r = 0.319, p <0.05). Conclusion Although knowledge score of male was high, female had higher practices score. Both knowledge and practice score increased due to the participation in the training programs and increment in experience. There was significant positive correlation between the mean knowledge score and literacy, and the mean practice score and work experience. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v11i3.12506 Kathmandu Univ Med J 2013; 43(3):210-215

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Job Burnout and Its Related Factors Among Surgical Technologists

Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery ◽

10.32598/jhnm.32.1.2167 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 32 (1) ◽

pp. 40-48

Author(s):

Sara Mohammadi ◽

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Sedigheh Hanani ◽

Fardin Amiri ◽

Nimamali Azadi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Operating Room ◽

Emotional Exhaustion ◽

Work Experience ◽

Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽

Education Level ◽

Job Burnout ◽

Moderate Level ◽

Related Factors ◽

The Mean ◽

Surgical Technologists

Introduction: Job burnout is a long-term response to job-related emotional and interpersonal stressors. These stressors are associated with individual, interpersonal, and organizational factors. Objective: This study aimed to determine the degree of burnout and its related factors among surgical technologists. Materials and Methods: This analytical cross-sectional study was conducted in hospitals affiliated with the Iran University of Medical Sciences. A total of 125 surgical technologists were recruited by stratified sampling method. The study data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) and then analyzed by the independent t-test, 1-way analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression with a simultaneous model. Results: More than half of the participants (52%) were in the age group of fewer than 30 years. The Mean±SD scores of job burnout in terms of intensity and frequency were 47. 88±17.5 and 47. 95±17.42, respectively. The mean job burnout scores of the majority of surgical technologists in dimensions of emotional exhaustion (intensity), depersonalization (intensity and frequency), and reduced personal accomplishment (intensity and frequency) were at a low level, but it was at a moderate level in the dimension of emotional exhaustion (frequency) among more than half of them. Through a multiple regression, the identified predictors of job burnout (frequency) were education level (β=9.377, 95%CI; 1.618-17.136, P<0.05) and work experience (β=-21.091, 95%CI; -38.201- -3.980, P<0.05). Meanwhile, education level (β=8.320, 95%CI; 0.568- 16.073, P<0.05), work experience (β=-30.976, 95%CI; -54.715 - -7.236, P<0.05), and hours of night shifts per month (β=-10.660, 95%CI; -18.205- -3.115, P=0.01) predicted job burnout (intensity). Conclusion: The job burnout of more than half of surgical technologists in the dimension of emotional exhaustion (frequency) was at a moderate level. Novice workers and operating room BScs suffered more from job burnout than those with an Associate degree and experienced workers. In this regard, healthcare and planner providers must pay attention to operating room BScs, especially novice workers.

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Nursing staff fatigue and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic in Greece

AIMS Public Health ◽

10.3934/publichealth.2022008 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 94-105

Author(s):

Christos Sikaras ◽

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Ioannis Ilias ◽

Athanasios Tselebis ◽

Argyro Pachi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Nursing Staff ◽

Work Experience ◽

Stepwise Multiple Regression ◽

Strong Positive Correlation ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Positive Correlation ◽

Work Related ◽

Care Workers ◽

The Mean ◽

Physical Impact

<abstract><sec> <title>Introduction</title> The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is an unprecedented global health crisis with emotional and physical impact on health care workers. </sec><sec> <title>Objective</title> The purpose of this study was to investigate the levels of fatigue and burnout in nursing staff during the pandemic. </sec><sec> <title>Methods</title> The present study involved nursing staff from hospitals in Greece in February 2021, who completed the Fatigue (FAS) and Burnout (CBI) questionnaires. Gender, age, years of work experience, workplace (COVID-19 or non-COVID-19 wards) and SARS-CoV-2 infection status were recorded. </sec><sec> <title>Results</title> The sample included 593 women and 108 men, with a mean age ± SD: 42.9 ± 9.9 years and 18.14 ± 10.8 years work experience. Slightly more than half, (367, 52.4%) worked in COVID-19 departments. Fifty-six (8%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 14 of them needed to be treated. The mean ± SD FAS and CBI scores were 25.6 ± 7.4 and 46.9 ± 18.8, respectively (67.9% and 42.9% had scores suggestive of fatigue and burnout, respectively). Women showed higher values in both scales (p < 0.01). Subjects working in COVID-19 wards scored significantly higher on both the FAS and CBI scales; they were also younger and with less work experience (p < 0.01). Staff treated for COVID-19 scored higher on the burnout scale (p < 0.01) than the uninfected staff. Fatigue showed a strong positive correlation with burnout (p < 0.01, r = 0.70). Stepwise multiple regression showed that the variation of fatigue was explained by 47.0% and 6.1% by the scores on the subscales of personal and work-related burnout, respectively. </sec><sec> <title>Conclusion</title> In conclusion, high rates of fatigue and burnout were found in the studied population. Nurses working with COVID-19 patients had higher rates of fatigue and burnout compared to those working elsewhere. There was a strong positive correlation (r = 0.70) between burnout and fatigue. Particular attention should be paid to staff who became ill and need to be treated. </sec></abstract>

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Tough Love Lessons: Lateral Violence among Hospital Nurses

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18179183 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (17) ◽

pp. 9183

Author(s):

María Vidal-Alves ◽

David Pina ◽

Esteban Puente-López ◽

Aurelio Luna-Maldonado ◽

Aurelio Luna Ruiz-Cabello ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Job Satisfaction ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Workplace Violence ◽

General Health ◽

Health Sector ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Lateral Violence ◽

Public Health Services ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

High Exposure

Background: Workplace violence is a growing social problem among many professions, but it particularly affects the health sector. Studies have mainly focused on evaluating user violence toward health professionals, with less attention being paid to other sources of conflict, such as co-workers themselves. There are different manifestations of this violence in what has been called a context of tolerated or normalized violence among co-workers. However, its effects are far from being tolerable, as they have an impact on general health and job satisfaction and contribute to burnout among professionals. Based on this idea, and following the line of the previous literature, nursing staff are a population at high risk of exposure to workplace violence. For this reason, the present study aims to evaluate exposure to lateral violence or violence among co-workers in nursing staff in public health services and the relationship of this exposure with some of the most studied consequences. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional associative study was carried out in which scales of workplace violence (HABS-CS), burnout (MBI-GS), job satisfaction (OJS), and general health (GHQ-28) were applied to a sample of 950 nursing staff from 13 public hospitals located in the southeast of Spain. (3) Results: The results show that nursing staff have a high exposure to violence from their co-workers, which is more common in male nurses. Greater exposure is observed in professionals with between 6 and 10 years of experience in the profession, and it is not characteristic of our sample to receive greater violence when they have less experience or are younger. A positive correlation is observed with high levels of burnout and a negative correlation with general health and job satisfaction. (4) Conclusions: The results of this work contribute to increasing the scientific evidence of the consequences of a type of workplace violence frequent among nursing staff and to which less attention has been paid in relative terms to other types of prevalent violence. Organizations should be aware of the importance of this type of workplace violence, its frequency and impact, and implement appropriate prevention policies that include the promotion of a culture that does not reward violence or minimize reporting. A change of mentality in the academic environment is also recommended in order to promote a more adequate training of nursing staff in this field.

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Sensitivity and Specificity of a Short Scale for Assessing Psychological Violence in Peruvian Health Professionals

10.21203/rs.3.rs-646009/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Luis Fidel Abregú Tueros ◽

Roger dos Santos Rosa

Keyword(s):

Sensitivity And Specificity ◽

Health Professionals ◽

Work Experience ◽

Health Sector ◽

Area Under The Curve ◽

Work Conditions ◽

Global Scale ◽

Psychological Violence ◽

Maximum Score ◽

Psychometric Studies

Abstract Objective: Psychological violence at work is becoming more acute in the health sector due to the precariousness of psychosocial work conditions at a global scale. To date, there have been no psychometric studies to classify this situation. The objective of the study was to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the psychological violence scale in health professionals (PVS-Health) among the Peruvian population.Results: The study included 188 professionals from ten care centres in Peru. Two groups of 94 subjects were formed: subjects who had experienced psychological violence at work (PVW) and subjects who had not experienced. The average age was 36.8 ± 10.5 years; 59% of the sample were women. The subjects’ work experience ranged between 1 to 35 years. The analysis based on the receiver operating characteristic ( ROC ) curve concludes significantly: a) area under the curve, AUC x 0.974; standard error, SE x 0.10; p < 0.0003 (95% CI – 0.954 – 0.994), showing adequate randomness; b) cut-off point for maximum sensitivity (S x 0.94) and specificity (E x 0.89) was 35 out of 73 as the maximum score; and c) PVS-Health effectively distinguish subjects with PVW from those without PVW (89% with PVW, 94% of those without).

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Circumstances, Patterns, and Reporting of Incidents of Workplace Violence among Resident Doctors Posted at Selected Departments of a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Kolkata, India

Journal of Health Science and Medical Research ◽

10.31584/jhsmr.2021815 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mousumi Datta ◽

Adwitiya Das

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Workplace Violence ◽

Physical Violence ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Health Sector ◽

Physical Nature ◽

World Health ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Security Measures ◽

Psychological Violence

Objective: Violence at work is a major cause of workplace inequality, discrimination, stigmatization, and conflict. The present study intends to describe the pattern of workplace violence (WPV) in a tertiary-level hospital in India with the objectives of discovering the magnitude of self-reported violence, its type, and the circumstances surrounding and response to such incidents.Material and Methods: The study is of a descriptive type. Its participants were either undergraduate or postgraduate residents at the selected hospital. The data collection tool was and a questionnaire adapted from that used in the World Health Organization’s Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Survey. The period of data collection was one month.Results: Three hundred and twenty two completed questionnaires were analyzed; 76.1% of respondents experienced violence at their workplace. The incidents of psychological violence were higher than those of a physical nature (63.1% vs. 42.9%, respectively). Psychological violence was significantly higher during day shifts and in outdoor or emergency room settings, while physical violence was common during night shifts and in indoor wards. Repeat incidents were more commonly associated with psychological violence. Even though most incidents were not reported, 96.0% of respondents considered WPV a major concern, and the improvement of security measures was most widely suggested as a solution to prevent violence at work.Conclusion: The high incidence of WPV in a tertiary healthcare setting reported in this study is in agreement with the findings of similar studies. Improving security measures and doctor- patient communication may help reduce such occurrences. Designing a robust reporting system and conducting regular and thorough audits of violent incidents can help boost the morale of healthcare staffs as well as plan preventive strategies.

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