Gender Differences for the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Professionals in Shandong, China

Sun, Long; Zhang, Wen; Qi, Fei; Wang, Yani

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2022.873936

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“…In this study, a higher prevalence of PV and VV was reported among doctors and managers, which was also supported in previous studies ( 32 , 47 , 51 ). Doctors need to take charge of the therapeutic plan and frequently communicate with patients.…”

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“…VV was also recoded as yes (1) or no (0), with the former one including medical staff reporting verbal violence and BV. This question has been used to evaluate WPV in many previous studies ( 32 , 38 , 39 ).…”

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“…In contrast, physical violence (PV) and verbal violence (VV) were the main classifications for WPV against medical staff. In recent years, studies have identified a higher prevalence of VV than PV among medical staff ( 32 , 33 ). Another study also supported that nurses were at higher risk of PV and doctors were at higher risk of VV ( 34 ).…”

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Associations between work-related variables and workplace violence among Chinese medical staff: A comparison between physical and verbal violence

Sun

Zhang

2023

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BackgroundWorkplace violence (WPV) against medical staff has been an important public health and societal problem worldwide. Although numerous studies have implied the differences between physical violence (PV) and verbal violence (VV) against medical staff, few studies were conducted to analyze the different associations between work-related variables, PV, and VV, especially in China.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among Chinese medical staff in public hospitals, and 3,426 medical staff were interviewed and analyzed. WPV, including PV and VV, were evaluated by the self-report of the medical staff. Work-related variables, physical disease, depression, and social-demographic variables were also measured. The work-related variables included types of medical staff, professional titles, hospital levels, managers, working years, job changing, working hours/week, night duty times/week, monthly income, self-reported working environment, and social position. Logistic regressions were conducted to examine the factors associated with PV and VV.ResultsA total of 489 medical staff (23.0%) reported the experience of PV and 1,744 (50.9%) reported the experience of VV. Several work-related variables were associated with PV and VV, including nurse (OR = 0.56 for PV, p < 0.01; OR = 0.76 for VV, p < 0.05), manager (OR = 1.86 for PV, p < 0.01; OR = 1.56 for VV, p < 0.001), night duty frequency/week (OR = 1.06 for PV, p < 0.01; OR = 1.03 for VV, p < 0.01), bad working environment (OR = 2.73 for PV, p < 0.001; OR = 3.52 for VV, p < 0.001), averaged working environment (OR = 1.51 for PV, p < 0.05; OR = 1.55 for VV, p < 0.001), and bad social position (OR = 4.21 for PV, p < 0.001; OR = 3.32 for VV, p < 0.001). Working years (OR = 1.02, p < 0.05), job changing (OR = 1.33, p < 0.05), and L2 income level (OR = 1.33, p < 0.01) were positively associated with VV, but the associations were not supported for PV (all p>0.05). The other associated factors were male gender (OR = 1.97 for PV, p < 0.001; OR = 1.28 for VV, p < 0.05) and depression (OR = 1.05 for PV, p < 0.001; OR = 1.04 for VV, p < 0.001).ConclusionBoth PV and VV were positively associated with work-related variables, such as doctor, manager, more night duty frequency, perceived bad working environment, or social position. Some variables were only associated with VV, such as working years, job changing, and monthly income. Some special strategies for the work-related variables should be applied for controlling PV and VV.

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Associations between work-related variables and workplace violence among Chinese medical staff: A comparison between physical and verbal violence

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2023

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“…Hosptials should equip key departments with one-button alarm devices and increase the intensity of security in high risk areas (39). Additionally, social support is key to mental health and worker wellbeing and should be a focus of hospital remediation efforts to mitigate the effects of unavoidable WPV (40).…”

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Job security among healthcare workers in Guangdong, China

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Wang³

et al. 2023

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ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to explore the sense of job security and its influencing factors among healthcare workers in Guangdong, China.MethodsThis cross-sectional study used stratified random sampling to enroll healthcare workers employed by hospitals across Guangdong province between September 2020 and October 2020.ResultsA total of 4,173 questionnaires were distributed, and 4,076 were returned for an effective recovery rate of 97.68%. The overall score for the sense of security was 64.85 ± 20.09, and the item means score was 2.95 ± 0.91. Multiple-linear regression analysis showed that work experience (years), education level, job position, specialty unit, employment type, marital status, job satisfaction, WPV frequency, daily sleep duration, weekly overtime hours, average monthly earnings (RMB), hospital level, and region were significantly associated with senses of poor security among healthcare workers (all P < 0.05).ConclusionsHospital workers in Guangdong reported relatively low levels of job security. Levels of job security were significantly associated with multiple factors which could be addressed by hospital practices to improve the sense of job security among healthcare workers.

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“…Multiple studies from other health workforces have found a higher prevalence of workplace violence among male workers. [43][44][45] The association of workplace violence with older age groups has been shown among nurses in Australia. [44] A recent study from the United States also suggested that older workers experience more severe episodes of physical assault.…”

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Identifying occupational health and safety risks among environmental health officers in Australia and New Zealand through an online survey

Dine

Reed²,

Oosthuizen³

et al. 2023

Medicine

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To identify the occupational health and safety (OHS) risks among environmental health officers (EHOs) in Australia and New Zealand. The objectives were to profile and compare OHS experiences from different countries and regions to gain a regional perspective on OHS hazards that impact EHOs. An online hazard exposure survey was conducted among 339 EHOs (Australia: n = 301, 88.8%; New Zealand: n = 38, 11.2%). The Mann–Whitney U test was used to compare 2 ordinal data groups, the Kruskal–Wallis H test was used for more than 2 ordinal groups, and the independent samples t test was used to compare the means of 2 independent groups where the dependent variables were normally distributed. Multiple regression techniques were used to analyze workplace incidents and age groups. A high degree of similarity in the types of workplace exposures and risk perceptions as well as concerns with organizational OHS management commitment were observed among EHOs from the 2 countries. Workplace violence and physical and psychosocial demands were the most commonly reported OHS hazards. Employer type, sex, and age group were significantly related to workplace exposure and OHS experience among EHOs in both countries. This study provides a profile of workplace exposure in the environmental health profession in the 2 countries and offers recommendations for the implementation of preventive action.

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Gender Differences for the Prevalence and Risk Factors of Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Professionals in Shandong, China

Cited by 13 publications

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Associations between work-related variables and workplace violence among Chinese medical staff: A comparison between physical and verbal violence

Associations between work-related variables and workplace violence among Chinese medical staff: A comparison between physical and verbal violence

Job security among healthcare workers in Guangdong, China

Identifying occupational health and safety risks among environmental health officers in Australia and New Zealand through an online survey

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