Relationship of knowledge about and attitudes towards violence with recognition of violence against women among health staff in pre-hospital emergency medical services

Gümüşsoy, Süreyya; Dönmez, Sevgül; Ekşi, Ali; Dal, Nursel Alp

doi:10.1016/j.ienj.2021.100975

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“…Based on literature reviews from the past decade, many violent incidents against nurses can be attributed to either organizational deficiencies, which increase work pressure and predispose nurses to abuse (Arnetz et al, 2018;Gümüşsoy et al, 2021;Khan et al, 2021;Zhang, Zheng et al, 2021), or to instances of power abuse perpetrated by colleagues in higher positions (Beale & Hoel, 2011;Giménez Lozano et al, 2021). Furthermore, such cases can also be regarded as a manifestation of the overall discretization of the nursing profession, coupled with persistent gender-based discrimination in the workplace (FRA, 2021;Petrogloou, 2019;Rechel et al, 2006).…”

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Workplace Violence Against Nurses: Challenges and Solutions for Europe

Raeve

Xyrichis

Bolzonella

et al. 2023

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

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We report the results of a mapping exercise by the European Federation of Nurses (EFN) on challenges and solutions related to violence against nurses. This is an issue of growing international concern, with the problem accentuated during and following the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a cross-sectional observational design, an online questionnaire was distributed among 35 national nurses’ associations across Europe in March 2021. Face validity was achieved through an expert panel. Descriptive statistics were used for data analysis, including counts, percentages, and tabulation. Qualitative data analysis followed thematic synthesis techniques. Three main findings are noted. First, violent incidents against nurses are under-reported due to fear of victimization, employer discouragement, and the perception that reporting will not make any difference. Second, perpetrators of violent acts extend beyond patients and families to include health professionals of different ranks. Third, violent incidences have a significant adverse effect on nurses’ health and retention, leading to nurses reducing their working hours or opting for part-time work. Violence against nurses is an expression of a broader problem that is rooted in the failure to recognize and manage violence at the level of the healthcare organization, and the absence of appropriate legislation to maintain minimum standards of safe working environments. This is partly the result of inadequate European Union-wide legislation targeting workplace violence in the health professions. Nurses need more institutional support through dedicated funding aimed at targeted interventions, more legislative commitment to ratify policies against discrimination, and an opportunity to voice the needs to the appropriate policymakers with the ability to bring significant change to existing conditions. Given the severity of the situation, inaction could lead to irreplaceable damage to the nursing workforce, compounding pressures resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ultimately, this situation can further drive existing nurses out of the profession, weakening health systems worldwide.

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Workplace Violence Against Nurses: Challenges and Solutions for Europe

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Xyrichis

Bolzonella

et al. 2023

Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice

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“…Emergency services personnel frequently deal with unpredictable acts because, in most cases of violence, there is a confrontation between the victim, the aggressor, and the police, whose training usually does not prepare them for the complexities of such a report. When health teams in pre-hospital services are faced with a case of violence against a woman, they should prioritize her physical safety, give her medical attention and treatment, show compassion and support, document the findings, and report the incident, according to a study conducted with these teams [25].…”

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Women Abused: Analysis of Assistance Provided by Urgency Mobile Service

Senda,

de Souza,

Castilho Pelloso

et al. 2024

IJERPH

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Considering that reports of violence against women must come after a victim seeks help, the subject matter transcends health-related issues. In Brazil, mobile urgency services (SAMU/SIATE) frequently provide first aid to these women and, to the best of our knowledge, no other research has specifically examined the first reaction given to these women. The present study aimed to analyze SAMU/SIATE assistance to abused women in a cross-sectional study of the assistance to assaulted women provided by SIATE and SAMU Maringá/Norte Novo between 2011 and 2020. Women between 20 and 39 years old, non-pregnant, were the main victims, and 19.52% of them have used drugs of some kind. The (ex) partner figured as the perpetrator in 17.35%, but there was no information about this variable in 73.75% of the records. The Chi-square test shows a mortality rate superior to 70% among the severely traumatized victims. This is the first research work to examine the kind of care that SAMU/SIATE offers, and it identifies several weaknesses in its “modus operandi” that may prevent the results from being applied to larger contexts. In addition, further studies on mobile urgent care services in other provinces are required in order to suggest ways to lessen this epidemic.

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“…Professionals who work in the emergency services often face the unpredictability of the act, since in the case of violence there is the woman, the aggressor and the police force, whose training generally does not consider this particularities. A study with health teams in pre-hospital services recognizes that, if these professionals are faced with a case of violence against a woman, they must, first of all, think about physical safety, provide medical care and treatment, demonstrate a sensitive and supportive attitude, keep the records of the findings and report the case [26].…”

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confidence: 99%

Women Abused: Analysis of Assistance Provided by Urgency Mobile Service

Senda,

De Souza,

Carvalho

et al. 2023

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The violence against women is a theme that extrapolates health issues, since after a victim seek for a health care, there is the notification of the act [1]. In Brazil, many times, these women are first assisted by mobile urgency services (SAMU/SIATE) and, as far as we have concern, there are no other studies with specific data about these assistance. The present paper aimed to analyze SAMU/SIATE assistance to abused women. Qualitative and retrospective epidemiological study of assistance to assaulted women carried out by SIATE and SAMU Maringá/Norte Novo between 2011 and 2020. Women between 20 and 39 years old, non-pregnant, were the main victims, and 19,52% of them have used some kind of drug. The (ex)partner figured as the perpetrator in 17,35%, but there were no information about this variable in 73,75% of the records. The Qui-square test shows a mortality rate superior to 70% among the severe traumatized victims. This is one of the first studies to analyze this kind of care provided by SAMU/SIATE, and reveals some gaps in its “modus-operandi” that can limitate an extrapolation of the results to bigger spheres. More researches in mobile urgency care services, in other provinces also, are needed to propose strategies to fight against this epidemic.

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Relationship of knowledge about and attitudes towards violence with recognition of violence against women among health staff in pre-hospital emergency medical services

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Workplace Violence Against Nurses: Challenges and Solutions for Europe

Workplace Violence Against Nurses: Challenges and Solutions for Europe

Women Abused: Analysis of Assistance Provided by Urgency Mobile Service

Women Abused: Analysis of Assistance Provided by Urgency Mobile Service

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