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A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and associated risk factors for workplace violence against Chinese nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of the present study was to explore the characteristics of workplace violence that Chinese nurses at tertiary and county-level hospitals encountered in the 12 months from December 2014 to January 2016, to identify and analyse risk factors for workplace violence, and to establish the basis for future preventive strategies.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

A total of 44 tertiary hospitals and 90 county-level hospitals in 16 provinces (municipalities or autonomous regions) in China.

Methods

We used stratified random sampling to collect data from December 2014 to January 2016. We distributed 21?360 questionnaires, and 15?970 participants provided valid data (effective response rate=74.77%). We conducted binary logistic regression analyses on the risk factors for workplace violence among the nurses in our sample and analysed the reasons for aggression.

Results

The prevalence of workplace violence was 65.8%; of this, 64.9% was verbal violence, and physical violence and sexual harassment accounted for 11.8% and 3.9%, respectively. Frequent workplace violence occurred primarily in emergency and paediatric departments. Respondents reported that patients' relatives were the main perpetrators in tertiary and county-level hospitals. Logistic regression analysis showed that respondents' age, department, years of experience and direct contact with patients were common risk factors at different levels of hospitals.

Conclusions

Workplace violence is frequent in China's tertiary and county-level hospitals; its occurrence is especially frequent in the emergency and paediatric departments. It is necessary to cope with workplace violence by developing effective control strategies at individual, hospital and national levels.

SUBMITTER: Shi L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623406 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and associated risk factors for workplace violence against Chinese nurses.

Shi Lei L Zhang Danyang D Zhou Chenyu C Yang Libin L Sun Tao T Hao Tianjun T Peng Xiangwen X Gao Lei L Liu Wenhui W Mu Yi Y Han Yuzhen Y Fan Lihua L

BMJ open 20170624 6

<h4>Objectives</h4>The purpose of the present study was to explore the characteristics of workplace violence that Chinese nurses at tertiary and county-level hospitals encountered in the 12 months from December 2014 to January 2016, to identify and analyse risk factors for workplace violence, and to establish the basis for future preventive strategies.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional study.<h4>Setting</h4>A total of 44 tertiary hospitals and 90 county-level hospitals in 16 provinces (municipalit ...[more]

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Dataset Information

A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and associated risk factors for workplace violence against Chinese nurses.

Objectives

Design

Setting

Methods

Results

Conclusions

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