Workplace violence in healthcare
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Resumo: | Introduction: Workplace violence is one of the main risk factors in the professional world. Healthcare workers are at higher risk when compared to other sectors. Our study aimed to characterize physical and verbal violence in a public hospital and to define occupational health prevention and surveillance strategies. Material and Methods: Single center observational cross-sectional study, carried amongst healthcare workers in a public hospital in Lisbon. A qualitative survey was carried out through six in-depth interviews. A quantitative survey was carried through questionnaires delivered to 32 workers. A significance level of 5% was accepted in the assessment of statistical differences. The Mann-Whitney test and the Fisher's exact test were used to calculate p values. Results: The main results are: (1) 41 violence incidents were reported in the quantitative phase; (2) 5/21 [23.81%] victims notified the incident to the occupational health department; (3) 18/21 [85.71%] victims reported a permanent state of hypervigilance; (4) 22/28 [78.57%] participants self-reported poor or no familiarity with internal reporting procedures; (5) 24/28 [85.71%] participants believed it is possible to minimize workplace violence. Discussion: Workplace violence is favored by unrestricted access to working areas, absence of security guards and police officers or scarce intervention. The low notification rate contributes to organizational lack of action. The state of hypervigilance reported in our study reflects the negative effects of threatening occupational stressors on mental health. Conclusion: Our results show that workplace violence is a relevant risk factor that significantly impacts workers' health in a noxious manner, deserving a tailored occupational health approach whose priority areas and strategies have been determined. |
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Workplace violence in healthcareA violência no local de trabalho em instituições de saúdeum estudo monocêntrico sobre causas, consequências e estratégias de prevençãoa single-center study on causes, consequences and prevention strategiesHealthcare WorkersOccupational HazardOccupational HealthPreventionWorkplace ViolenceMedicine(all)SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsIntroduction: Workplace violence is one of the main risk factors in the professional world. Healthcare workers are at higher risk when compared to other sectors. Our study aimed to characterize physical and verbal violence in a public hospital and to define occupational health prevention and surveillance strategies. Material and Methods: Single center observational cross-sectional study, carried amongst healthcare workers in a public hospital in Lisbon. A qualitative survey was carried out through six in-depth interviews. A quantitative survey was carried through questionnaires delivered to 32 workers. A significance level of 5% was accepted in the assessment of statistical differences. The Mann-Whitney test and the Fisher's exact test were used to calculate p values. Results: The main results are: (1) 41 violence incidents were reported in the quantitative phase; (2) 5/21 [23.81%] victims notified the incident to the occupational health department; (3) 18/21 [85.71%] victims reported a permanent state of hypervigilance; (4) 22/28 [78.57%] participants self-reported poor or no familiarity with internal reporting procedures; (5) 24/28 [85.71%] participants believed it is possible to minimize workplace violence. Discussion: Workplace violence is favored by unrestricted access to working areas, absence of security guards and police officers or scarce intervention. The low notification rate contributes to organizational lack of action. The state of hypervigilance reported in our study reflects the negative effects of threatening occupational stressors on mental health. Conclusion: Our results show that workplace violence is a relevant risk factor that significantly impacts workers' health in a noxious manner, deserving a tailored occupational health approach whose priority areas and strategies have been determined.Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSPCentro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)RUNAntão, Helena SofiaSacadura-Leite, EmaManzano, Maria JoãoPinote, SóniaRelvas, RuiSerranheira, FlorentinoSousa-Uva, António2020-03-24T23:39:32Z2020-01-012020-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7application/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/949810870-399XPURE: 17454250https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.11465info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessporreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-03-11T04:42:59Zoai:run.unl.pt:10362/94981Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T03:38:10.694652Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Workplace violence in healthcare A violência no local de trabalho em instituições de saúdeum estudo monocêntrico sobre causas, consequências e estratégias de prevenção a single-center study on causes, consequences and prevention strategies |
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Workplace violence in healthcare |
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Workplace violence in healthcare Antão, Helena Sofia Healthcare Workers Occupational Hazard Occupational Health Prevention Workplace Violence Medicine(all) SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
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Workplace violence in healthcare |
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Workplace violence in healthcare |
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Workplace violence in healthcare |
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Workplace violence in healthcare |
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Workplace violence in healthcare |
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Antão, Helena Sofia |
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Antão, Helena Sofia Sacadura-Leite, Ema Manzano, Maria João Pinote, Sónia Relvas, Rui Serranheira, Florentino Sousa-Uva, António |
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Sacadura-Leite, Ema Manzano, Maria João Pinote, Sónia Relvas, Rui Serranheira, Florentino Sousa-Uva, António |
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Comprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSP Centro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC) Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP) RUN |
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Antão, Helena Sofia Sacadura-Leite, Ema Manzano, Maria João Pinote, Sónia Relvas, Rui Serranheira, Florentino Sousa-Uva, António |
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Healthcare Workers Occupational Hazard Occupational Health Prevention Workplace Violence Medicine(all) SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
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Healthcare Workers Occupational Hazard Occupational Health Prevention Workplace Violence Medicine(all) SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
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Introduction: Workplace violence is one of the main risk factors in the professional world. Healthcare workers are at higher risk when compared to other sectors. Our study aimed to characterize physical and verbal violence in a public hospital and to define occupational health prevention and surveillance strategies. Material and Methods: Single center observational cross-sectional study, carried amongst healthcare workers in a public hospital in Lisbon. A qualitative survey was carried out through six in-depth interviews. A quantitative survey was carried through questionnaires delivered to 32 workers. A significance level of 5% was accepted in the assessment of statistical differences. The Mann-Whitney test and the Fisher's exact test were used to calculate p values. Results: The main results are: (1) 41 violence incidents were reported in the quantitative phase; (2) 5/21 [23.81%] victims notified the incident to the occupational health department; (3) 18/21 [85.71%] victims reported a permanent state of hypervigilance; (4) 22/28 [78.57%] participants self-reported poor or no familiarity with internal reporting procedures; (5) 24/28 [85.71%] participants believed it is possible to minimize workplace violence. Discussion: Workplace violence is favored by unrestricted access to working areas, absence of security guards and police officers or scarce intervention. The low notification rate contributes to organizational lack of action. The state of hypervigilance reported in our study reflects the negative effects of threatening occupational stressors on mental health. Conclusion: Our results show that workplace violence is a relevant risk factor that significantly impacts workers' health in a noxious manner, deserving a tailored occupational health approach whose priority areas and strategies have been determined. |
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