Workplace violence among prehospital care providers in India: a cross-sectional study

Lindquist, Benjamin; Koval, K.; Mahadevan, Aditya; Gennosa, Christine; Leggio, William; Niknam, Kian; Rao, G.V. Ramana; Newberry, Jennifer A; Strehlow, Matthew

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033404

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“…This study obtained a 43.3% prevalence of WPV among healthcare workers, of which 84.6% were non-physical, and the remaining 15.4% was physical. The prevalence is lower than a study conducted in China (49.2%) [17] but higher than in India (40.8%) [18]. A Turkish study of doctors identified a very high 78.1% prevalence of WPV in the emergency department [16].…”

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Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Shahjalal

Gow

Alam³

et al. 2021

Int J Public Health

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Objectives: The main objectives of this study were to examine the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV), its associated factors and explore the experiences of healthcare workers.Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study design used a nationally representative sample of 1,081 healthcare workers covering eight administrative divisions of Bangladesh. Logistic regression analysis was employed to estimate the adjusted effect of independent factors on WPV among healthcare workers.Results: Of the participants, 43% (468) experienced some form of WPV. Of those, 84% reported experiencing nonphysical violence, and 16% experienced physical violence in the past year. About 65% of victims claimed no action was taken to investigate the incident, and 44% reported no consequence for perpetrators. Four factors: being married (AOR = 1.63; CI: 1.12–2.39); public sector healthcare worker (AOR = 2.74; CI:1.99–3.76); working in an emergency department (AOR = 2.30; CI:1.03–5.12); and undertaking shift work (AOR = 1.52; CI: 1.10–2.11) were found to be significantly associated with WPV. One-third of the participants were worried about violence in their workplace.Conclusion: WPV is highly prevalent among healthcare workers in Bangladesh. Formal guidelines for reporting and managing WPV are urgently needed at the individual, hospital, and national levels.

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Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Shahjalal

Gow

Alam³

et al. 2021

Int J Public Health

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“…Most of the available validated questionnaires are not easy to administer and suffer from the limitation of low psychometric properties. They are unable to capture various domains comprehensively as one single scale [6][7][8][9][10].…”

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Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings

Kumari¹,

Singh²,

Ranjan³

et al. 2021

Cureus

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This study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire to assess workplace violence (WPV) domains in the healthcare setting. MethodsThe study used a mixed-method design. In Phase 1, qualitative methods for developing the questionnaire were employed, including literature review, focus-group discussion, expert evaluation, and pre-testing. During Phase 2, quantitative methods were employed for establishing the construct validity of the questionnaire. In Phase 1, experts from departments like emergency medicine, medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, trauma, anesthesia, and critical care unit participated. For Phase 2, data were collected from 213 participants; mean age (30.48±5.95) in metropolitan cities. ResultsThe questionnaire consists of 37 items in five domains: (A) Forms of violence, (B) Impact of violent incidences, (C) Reporting of incidence, (D) Mitigation strategies, and (E) Risk factors. The Cronbach's alpha value of the questionnaire is 0.86, suggesting an excellent internal consistency. ConclusionA reliable and valid tool for gathering information regarding WPV in the healthcare system from around the world has been developed. The tool can be used to study the elements that may contribute to violence and its consequences, which will help policymakers curate various mitigation methods to safeguard WPV victims.

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“…The prevalence of violence, which ranged between 61.-78.1% in the studies performed, was found to be 63.7% in our study. [24][25][26][27]…”

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Physical, Psychosocial, Occupational Problems and Protection Behaviors Experienced by Pre-Hospital Emergency Healthcare Professionals During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Doğan

2021

Journal of Contemporary Medicine

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Aim: COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most critical health problems of the 21st century. Healthcare workers undoubtedly fulfil the most crucial task of combating this critical health problem all over the world. This study was carried out to determine the experiences of pre-hospital emergency healthcare workers during the COVID-19 process.Material and Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted on 204 healthcare workers working in Kayseri province, Turkey's pre-hospital emergency health services.Results: 50.5% of the participants were women, 69.1% were married, and the average age was 31.7 ± 5.8. Of the participants 45.6% were working as an Emergency Medical Technician, and 85.8% were university graduates. Of the participants 99.0% stated that the workload had increased during the COVID-19 process. Of the participants 42.2% had a coronavirus test and 27.9% of those who had the test had a positive test result. During the COVID-19 process, 14.7% of participants were separated from their families, which adversely affected 90.0% psychologically. While it appears that the participants used personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 process, this increase was 98.5% in wearing a mask. Of the participants 70.6% stated an increase in violence against healthcare workers during the COVID-19 process, and 63.7% of them indicated that they experienced violence during this period. Conclusions:During the COVID-19 process, the workload of prehospital emergency healthcare workers increased. As a society, support should be given to the combat against the pandemic by following precautions and to healthcare workers due to their devoted work.

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Workplace violence among prehospital care providers in India: a cross-sectional study

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Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Workplace Violence Among Health Care Professionals in Public and Private Health Facilities in Bangladesh

Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Evaluate Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings

Physical, Psychosocial, Occupational Problems and Protection Behaviors Experienced by Pre-Hospital Emergency Healthcare Professionals During The COVID-19 Pandemic

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