Autor: |
Jenny Jakobsson, Karin Örmon, Malin Axelsson, Hanne Berthelsen |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
BMC Nursing, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
1472-6955 |
DOI: |
10.1186/s12912-023-01275-z |
Popis: |
Abstract Background Workplace violence is a global threat to healthcare professionals’ occupational health and safety and the situation has worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to explore workplace violence directed against assistant and registered nurses working on surgical wards in Sweden. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2022. Using a convenience sampling procedure, 198 assistant and registered nurses responded to an online questionnaire developed for this specific study. The questionnaire comprised 52 items and included, among other items, subscales from validated and previously used instruments. Data analysis included descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and independent-samples t-test. Results The most frequently reported type of workplace violence was humiliation (28.8%), followed by physical violence (24.2%), threats (17.7%), and unwanted sexual attention (12.1%). Patients and patients’ visitors were reported as the main perpetrators of all kinds of exposure. Additionally, one third of the respondents had experienced humiliation from colleagues. Both threats and humiliation showed negative associations with work motivation and health (p |
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