Sağlık Çalışanlarına Yönelik Şiddetin Pandemi ile İlişkisi

Abstract

Aim:To evaluate the effect of the pandemic process on the white code notifications in our hospital by examining the data of the white code call system, which is carried out in order to prevent violence against healthcare workers.Material and Methods: A total of 212 White code notifications evaluated due to date, time, gender of the health worker who was exposed, duty, hospital unit where the incident occurred, the reason for the violence, type of violence, legal aid status received after the White Code notification, gender of the attacker, legal status, realization before and after the pandemic. The recorded data were grouped as pre-pandemic and post-pandemic periods, and the change caused by the pandemic on notifications was examined.Results: Considering the distribution of notices before and after the declaration of the pandemic, it was seen that 70.3% (n: 149) occurred before the Covid-19 pandemic, and 29.7% (n: 63) occurred after the Covid-19 pandemic. In the Chi-Square analysis conducted to evaluate the distribution and differences of the data obtained before and after the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a statistically significant difference for the employee's duty, crime scene, working time zones, reasons for violence, legal process and legal aid status (p<0, 05); No statistically significant difference was found in the gender of the employee, the type of violence, the gender of the aggressor, and the events that took place inside and outside the emergency room (p>0.05). Conclusion:Violence against healthcare professionals is still a social problem today. The effect of the pandemic on the White Code notifications was positive and the decrease in the number of notifications has drawn attention.

Violence Against Healthcare Professionals; Is It A New Pandemic?

“…When the gender exposed to violence was evaluated in the study, no statistically significant difference was found between male and female gender, unlike other studies conducted in Turkey. [6] In the 5-year analysis, there was no significant difference between the areas where the white code was given. However, we were surprised that other units such as the laboratory and radiology ranked second in terms of frequency, after the place where contact with patients and their relatives is easiest, such as the emergency department.…”

“…[8] When the duties of health workers are compared, it is observed that doctors are more exposed to violence, parallel to previous studies. [6] but with a more serious intensity and difference. This situation is in parallel with the data in crowded countries such as India and China.…”

“…[9][10][11] If we look at the type of violence, we observed that verbal violence was significantly higher in our study in parallel with other studies. [6] When compared before and after the pandemic, it was observed that physical violence decreased significantly more. This may be the result of the avoidance reflex, which is inherent in the pandemic, avoiding physical contact.…”

“…This is a result of the pandemic, contrary to previous studies. [6,7] Another result is the age of the health personnel. It has been observed that the age of health personnel who gave white code has decreased significantly, and this may be the result of the fact that doctors over 55-60 years old work more passively or withdraw from work due to this pandemic.…”

Hemşi̇releri̇n Covid-19 Tanili Hastalar İle Çalişmaya İli̇şki̇n Görüşleri̇ Ve Yaşadiklari Zorluklar

“…Çalışmamızda ayrıca COVID-19 pozitif hastalar ile çalışan hemşirelerin daha fazla sözlü şiddete maruz kaldıkları belirlenmiş, bu durum istatistiksel olarak anlamlılık ifade etmiştir. Sağlık çalışanlarına yönelik şiddet, çalışanların fizyolojik/ psikolojik iyilik hali, iş motivasyonu ve sağlık bakım kalitesini olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir (Aygün & Metin, 2022). Brezilya' da yapılan bir çalışmada sağlık çalışanlarının başta hastalar olmak üzere, hasta yakını ve iş arkadaşları tarafından sözlü şiddete maruz kaldıkları belirlenmiş, hastalık çalışma süresinde meydana gelen artışın şiddet oluşma eğilimini de artırdığı saptanmıştır (Bitencourt et al, 2021).…”