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- Title
Workplace Violence in Healthcare Settings: A Cross-Sectional Survey among Healthcare Workers of North India.
- Authors
Singh, Amandeep; Ranjan, Piyush; Agrawal, Ramesh; Kaur, Tanveer; Upadhyay, Ashish D.; Nayer, Jamshed; Chakrawarty, Biswaroop; Sarkar, Siddharth; Joshi, Mohit; Kaur, Tarang P.; Mohan, Ajay; Chakrawarty, Avinash; K., Raju Kumar
- Abstract
Background: Workplace violence (WPV) is a significant problem in both developed and developing countries, especially among healthcare workers. It has widespread implications for their overall health and well-being. Objective: The study was conducted to assess the problem of violence among doctors and other healthcare workers in healthcare settings. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a validated questionnaire from August 21 to September 18, 2021, based on purposive and snowball-sampling techniques for data collection. Appropriate statistical methods were applied to study the association between sociodemographics and characteristics of violence. Results: A total of 601 responses were analyzed. The results showed that approximately 75% of the participants experienced violence in some form at their workplace. These episodes lead to a significant impact on the physical and mental health of these workers. Around one-third of the participants felt uncomfortable reporting these incidents. Some of the most common risk factors and mitigation strategies were also reported by the participants.Conclusion: The findings of this study can be used by the legislators, administrators, and policymakers to develop strategies that can help in mitigating these episodes of violence for the better functioning of the healthcare system.
- Subjects
INDIA; PREVENTION of violence in the workplace; WORK environment; WELL-being; VIOLENCE in the workplace; HEALTH facilities; INDUSTRIAL safety; CROSS-sectional method; MEDICAL personnel; MENTAL health; HEALTH status indicators; MEDICAL incident reports; MEDICAL care; SURVEYS; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE against medical personnel; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; DATA analysis software; JUDGMENT sampling; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors; STATISTICAL sampling; DEVELOPING countries
- Publication
Indian Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2023, Vol 27, Issue 4, p303
- ISSN
0973-2284
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_267_22