Factors Contributing to Workplace Violence Against Doctors in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India

Dixit, Swapnil; D’Souza, Brayal Carry; Singh, Rahuldeep; Thomas, Jibu; Somu, G; Kamath, Rajesh

doi:10.5958/0973-9130.2019.00176.2

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“…60 The quality evaluation using the NHLBI tool found no studies with poor quality, three studies with fair quality, 39,51,57 and remaining studies (n = 12) with good quality. 40,41,61,62,[52][53][54][55][56][58][59][60] Most of the studies (n = 14) recruited study participants from medical institutions in urban areas whereas only one study by Pund et al recruited from multiple locations in a district where 65.85% participants were working in rural areas. 57 All these studies were cross-sectional in nature and conducted using self-administered pre-tested questionnaires with different demographic and violence-related variables.…”

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“…Low reporting was documented in seven studies which mentioned about a reporting system. [39][40][41]51,55,61,62 Moreover, the actions taken by the respective authorities were limited as revealed in studies conducted by Pund et al, 57 Vanlalduhsaki et al, 54 and Kumar M. et al 41 In addition, Kumar NS et al, 62 Singh et al, 56 and…”

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“…In studies conducted by Dixit et al, 61 Gohil et al, 39 and Mishra et al, 55 the participants reported that no action was taken following the incidents of WPV.…”

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“…Several factors associated with WPV were reported across studies, among which problems related to patient-provider communication were reported in most of the studies (n = 10). 39,40,[53][54][55][56][57]59,61,62 For example, Ori J. et al reported difficulties in communicating between doctors and patients contributed to WPV. 53 Another study by Anand et al highlighted poor communication skills among 81.1% of the participating healthcare providers, which was identified as a critical factor associated with WPV.…”

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“…40 Another key factor associated with WPV was a lack of satisfaction among the patients (n = 7). 39,40,55,[59][60][61][62] For example, a study by Gohil et al reported that the patients were not satisfied with the services offered to them, which aggravated incidents of WPV. 39 Moreover, many studies (n = 7) reported fewer years of professional experience among the providers was associated with WPV.…”

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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Factors of Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Hossain

Sharma

Tasnim

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Background: Workplace violence (WPV) against doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals is a growing public health concern affecting health systems in low- and middle-income countries. In India, incidents of WPV against health workforce have become common in recent years. However, there is no synthesized evidence on the nationwide burden of WPV in healthcare. This study aims to systematically evaluate the current evidence on the prevalence, characteristics, and associated factors of WPV against healthcare professionals in India. Methods: We systematically searched seven major databases and additional sources to retrieved published literature on WPV in India. We included empirical studies without any time restriction, which reported the prevalence of WPV against healthcare professionals in India. Following data extraction, we estimated the pooled prevalence of WPV using random-effects model in meta-analysis. The characteristics and associated factors of WPV were narratively synthesized from these empirical studies. Results: Among 1065 articles retrieved from multiple sources, 15 studies met our inclusion and exclusion criteria. The pooled prevalence of WPV among 2849 participants in those 15 studies was 63% (95% confidence interval [CI], 54%-72%). In the subgroup analyses, the pooled prevalence for male and female was 64% (95% CI, 51%-78%) and 54% (95% CI, 47%-62%) respectively. Moreover, pooled prevalence in 12-months and lifetime was 55% (95% CI, 43%-67%) and 69% (95% CI, 61%-78%) respectively. Among the participants, the prevalence of verbal violence (52%; 95% CI, 45%-60%) was higher than physical violence (8%; 95% CI, 5%-11%). The emergency department was a common location of WPV, whereas the patients' attendants were perpetrators in most studies. Major factors associated with WPV included ineffective patient-provider communication, less experience of the healthcare professionals, overcrowding, shortage of resources, long waiting hours, lack of security measures, dissatisfaction about health services, high cost of care, the negative role of media, and other socio-behavioral problems among the patients and healthcare professionals. Conclusion: WPV is highly prevalent among healthcare professionals in India. Critical challenges within the healthcare and social context necessitate further research, better policymaking, and multipronged interventions to address the same and prevent WPV against healthcare professionals in India.

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“…In studies conducted by Dixit et al, 61 Gohil et al, 39 and Mishra et al, 55 the participants reported that no action was taken following the incidents of WPV.…”

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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Factors of Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

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Prevalence, risk factors, consequences, and prevention and management of patient aggression and violence against physicians in hospitals: A systematic review

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Strating,

Ahaus

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Aggression and Violent Behavior

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Pattern and factors associated with workplace violence towards doctors in southern part of Karnataka: a cross-sectional study

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M. R.,

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Background: Workplace Violence (WPV) is a globally growing health problem among Doctors, Doctors are at continuous risk of facing aggression at the workplace. This study aimed to evaluate the magnitude and factors associated with violence against doctors. Methods: An online survey of doctors working in a tertiary care hospital in Southern Karnataka was done by using the modified version of the workplace violence (WPV) in the health sector questionnaire, developed by the World Health Organization. Results: Out of the 96 participants, 69 doctors (71.9%) reported being exposed to violence at their workplace in the past 6 months. 92.3% of post graduate, 96% of the residents from other states have experienced WPVs. The most common type of WPV was verbal abuse (70%), and the perpetrators were relatives of the patients (85.5%). The possible perceived reasons for WPV were security issues (34%), workplace environment (28.9%). Conclusions: The present study suggests that more than half of the doctors working in a tertiary care hospital in Southern Karnataka face WPV. Reporting of the incidents and taking strict actions against the violence is lacking and it must be strengthened to reduce prevalence of WPVs.

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Factors Contributing to Workplace Violence Against Doctors in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India

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Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Factors of Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Prevalence, Characteristics, and Associated Factors of Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals in India: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Prevalence, risk factors, consequences, and prevention and management of patient aggression and violence against physicians in hospitals: A systematic review

Pattern and factors associated with workplace violence towards doctors in southern part of Karnataka: a cross-sectional study

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