Open AccessOccupational Violence and Staff Safety in Health-Care: A Cross-Sectional Study in a Large Public Hospital
Author(s) -
Zainab R Al-Shaban,
Sultan Alotaibi,
Hatem A. Alqahtani
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s305217
Subject(s) - workplace violence , health care , occupational safety and health , medicine , cross sectional study , suicide prevention , injury prevention , poison control , psychiatry , family medicine , nursing , medical emergency , pathology , economics , economic growth
Physical and psychological workplace violence in health-care settings has serious implications for the health of workers, as well as a negative effect on productivity and health-care quality.