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Impact of workplace violence and compassionate behaviour in hospitals on stress, sleep quality and subjective health status among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study is to describe the current state of workplace violence (WPV) and compassionate behaviour towards nurses and to explain how they affect nurses' stress, sleep quality and subjective health status.

Design

A cross-sectional online survey study.

Setting

The survey was conducted across eight provinces in China.

Participants

A total of 1024 nurses were recruited to complete an online questionnaire survey from February to May 2016 in China.

Results

Approximately 75.4% participants had experienced some form of violence. Most of the participants experienced WPV such as verbal violence (65.2%), made difficulties (54.5%), tarnished reputation (37.5%), mob behaviour (34.9%), intimidation behaviour (18.8%), physical violence (14.6%) and sexual harassment (5.9%). In this study, 92.4% participants experienced compassionate behaviour from their coworkers (84.9%), supervisors (67.3%), and from their patients (65.3%). The results show that the exposure to WPV behaviour significantly affected the psychological stress (?=0.295, p<0.01), sleep quality (?=-0.198, p<0.01) and subjective health status (?=-0.252, p<0.01) of nurses. The exposure to compassionate behaviour significantly affected the psychological stress (?=-0.229, p<0.01), sleep quality (?=0.326, p<0.01) and subjective health status (?=0.342, p<0.01) of nurses. The results of the mediation analysis showed that psychological stress is a partial mediator in the relationship between violence and sleep quality (?=-0.458, p<0.01) and between violence and subjective health (?=-0.425, p<0.01). Moreover, psychological stress also partially mediated the relationship between compassionate behaviour and sleep quality (?=-0.473, p<0.01), and between compassionate behaviour and subjective health (?=-0.405, p<0.01).

Conclusion

In China, most nurses have experienced different forms of WPV from patients and/or their relatives, as well as experiencing various forms of compassionate behaviour from their coworkers, supervisors and/or patients. This study investigates the prevalence of the different types of WPV and compassionate behaviour. Several aspects of harm to nurses from exposure to violence is confirmed. We found that WPV can damage nurses' health outcomes, while compassionate behaviours were beneficial to their health outcomes. A harmonious nursing environment should be provided to minimise threats to nurses' health status.

SUBMITTER: Zhang SE

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194400 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impact of workplace violence and compassionate behaviour in hospitals on stress, sleep quality and subjective health status among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional survey.

Zhang Shu-E SE Liu Wenhui W Wang Jinghui J Shi Yu Y Xie Fengzhe F Cang Shuang S Sun Tao T Fan Lihua L

BMJ open 20181003 10

<h4>Objectives</h4>The aim of this study is to describe the current state of workplace violence (WPV) and compassionate behaviour towards nurses and to explain how they affect nurses' stress, sleep quality and subjective health status.<h4>Design</h4>A cross-sectional online survey study.<h4>Setting</h4>The survey was conducted across eight provinces in China.<h4>Participants</h4>A total of 1024 nurses were recruited to complete an online questionnaire survey from February to May 2016 in China.<h ...[more]

PMID: 30287664

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Impact of workplace violence and compassionate behaviour in hospitals on stress, sleep quality and subjective health status among Chinese nurses: a cross-sectional survey.

Objectives

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