Workplace violence against healthcare providers in emergency departments in Saudi Arabia

Alhusain, Faisal; Aloqalaa, Maryam; Alrusayyis, Danah F; Alshehri, Khalid; Wazzan, Sadaqah; Alwelyee, Nouf; Nawfal, Aljerian

doi:10.24911/sjemed/72-1571404869

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“…In this study, patients or their relatives were the main sources of violence of all violence categories (verbal, physical, and sexual) except academic violence in which consultants were the main source. This finding is consistent with previous local studies conducted in different settings [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16], and international studies in Europe [22] and Canada [23], which arguably indicates the need for awareness programs targeting the general population regarding the negative impact of violence against healthcare providers on the quality of health care.…”

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“…Similarly, 55.9% of violence victims were verbally abused in Abha City [16]. Verbal violence was also the most common type of workplace violence among healthcare workers in other Saudi studies [9][10][11][12][13][14], and it was found to be the most common type of violence in an international literature review that included studies from Asia, Europe, America, Africa, and Australia [8]. In this study, patients or their relatives were the main sources of violence of all violence categories (verbal, physical, and sexual) except academic violence in which consultants were the main source.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…There are a number of studies that examined workplace violence among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]. However, most of these studies were limited to a specific occupation like nursing [9,10], or a specific healthcare setting like emergency departments [11,12] or primary care centers [13,14]. To the best of our knowledge, there are only two Saudi studies that addressed workplace violence among all healthcare workers without being limited to a specific department or healthcare setting [15,16].…”

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Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Medical City in Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alharbi¹,

Alzneidi²,

Aljbli³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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IntroductionWorkplace violence is a common problem that is encountered by healthcare workers worldwide; however, it is still under-studied in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to determine the prevalence of workplace violence and to explore reasons for not reporting it among healthcare workers in a tertiary medical city in Riyadh. MethodsThis cross-sectional study was conducted among 404 healthcare workers who had direct contact with patients or their relatives in a tertiary care medical city in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data were analyzed using Statistical Analysis Software Package (SPSS; IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). ResultsMost participants (81.4%) had experienced verbal, physical, academic, or sexual violence. Approximately 39.6% of those who experienced workplace violence did not report the incident, and the most common reason for not reporting was identified as "reporting would not accomplish anything" (49.4%). About 27.5% of violence victims did not know how to report the incidents. Patients or their relatives were the main sources of violence across all violence categories except academic violence, in which consultant physicians were the main source. ConclusionsThe prevalence of workplace violence in the population studied was higher than anticipated compared to similar studies both in Saudi Arabia and globally. Almost half of those who were subjected to violence did not report the incident, believing that reporting would not change anything. There is arguably an urgent need to develop strategies that reduce workplace violence and facilitate reporting it in hospitals. Moreover, awareness programs regarding the negative impacts of violence against healthcare workers on the quality of care are necessary.

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Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Medical City in Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alharbi¹,

Alzneidi²,

Aljbli³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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“…Our findings can help to explain the evidence reported in other studies of higher turnover and lower productivity among Jordan physicians [2]. This study is congruent with a study conducted in Saudi Arabia (KSA), which found that workplace violence against physicians (47%) is higher than against nurses (41%) [25]. Comparing our results with the non-pandemic period, previous studies in Jordan [26,27] showed that nurses experienced verbal violence (63.9%) compared to those in our study (69.5%).…”

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Workplace Violence among Healthcare Providers during the COVID-19 Health Emergency: A Cross-Sectional Study

Alfuqaha

Albawati

Al-Hiary

et al. 2022

Behavioral Sciences

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(1) Background: Workplace violence among healthcare providers (HCPs) is a tangible barrier to patient care. The purpose of this study was to gain insight into physicians’ and nurses’ perceptions of workplace violence and their perceptions of communication skills during the COVID-19 health emergency. We also sought to assess and compare the association between types of workplace violence, communication skills, and several sociodemographic factors of physicians and nurses including gender, marital status, site of work, age, and educational level during this era. (2) Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study of a selected hospital in Jordan using the Arabic version of the workplace violence and communication skills scales for September to November 2020. We included a total of 102 physicians and 190 nurses via a self-reported questionnaire. (3) Results: During the COVID-19 health emergency, physicians (48%) experienced workplace violence more than nurses (31.6%). More than two-thirds of the participants did not formally report any type of violence. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that marital status, gender, age, site of work, educational levels, and communication skills were associated with different types of violence among the two samples. (4) Conclusions: A high prevalence of workplace violence is noted among HCPs in Jordan compared with before the pandemic, which highlights the importance of promoting public awareness during crises.

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“…A study reported by Alhusain et al. (2020) revealed that non‐Arabic speaking healthcare workers are more likely to be exposed to violence than Arabic speakers. In a study conducted among 738 healthcare workers in 2 government health facility in Abha City, Saudi Arabia, 57.5% of the respondents were victims.…”

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Workplace violence among Registered Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study

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Aim The primary aim of this qualitative inquiry is to explore the experiences of Registered Nurses working in Saudi Arabia, which was a guide to answer the question, “what are the lived experiences of Registered Nurses working in a selected government hospital in Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia towards workplace violence?” Background Workplace violence is a social phenomenon that needs a widespread campaign to eradicate. Incidence from all over the world continues to grow in number, especially among Registered Nurses in Saudi Arabia. Methods Descriptive phenomenology. Purposive‐convenience sampling was used in selecting 21 Registered Nurses as participants for individual in‐depth interviews. Data were gathered over an 11 month's period from September 2017 to August 2018. We used Colaizzi's method for analysing the data. COREQ criteria were adapted in reporting the results of the study. Results Three themes had emerged from the experiences of the participants: “co‐workers become unjust and violent”; “socio‐cultural divergence towards healthcare workers”; and “violence from outside influences affecting the workplace.”

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Workplace violence against healthcare providers in emergency departments in Saudi Arabia

Cited by 9 publications

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Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Medical City in Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Workers in a Tertiary Medical City in Riyadh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Workplace Violence among Healthcare Providers during the COVID-19 Health Emergency: A Cross-Sectional Study

Workplace violence among Registered Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A qualitative study

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