Open AccessWorkplace violence in primary hospitals and associated risk factors: A cross‐sectional study
Author(s) -
Zhu Hongfang,
Liu Xiaona,
Yao Linyan,
Zhou Liping,
Qin Jianfen,
Zhu Chenping,
Ye Zhihong,
Pan Hongying
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
nursing open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 12
ISSN - 2054-1058
DOI - 10.1002/nop2.1090
Subject(s) - marital status , cross sectional study , logistic regression , workplace violence , medicine , china , family medicine , poison control , environmental health , human factors and ergonomics , demography , psychology , geography , population , archaeology , pathology , sociology
Aim To investigate the characteristics of workplace violence at primary hospitals in Southeast China and identify associated risk factors. Design A cross‐sectional survey design was used for this work. Methods We distributed a workplace violence questionnaire among medical staff at primary hospitals in Southeast Zhejiang Province, China. The data were collected between December 2016 and December 2017. We analysed the categorical data by using the chi‐square test and expressed it as frequencies. The risk factors were analysed by using multiple logistic regression analysis. Results Among the 2,560 questionnaires, 1,842 (71.9%) medical staff indicated that they had experienced workplace violence. Verbal assault was the most common type, followed by physical and sexual assault. Furthermore, gender, age, marital status, education, technical position and number of hospital beds' numbers were independent risk factors.