Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study
Workplace violence in Chinese township hospitals is a major public health problem. We identified the risk factors of healthcare workers’ worry about experiencing workplace violence in 90 Chinese township hospitals and determined specific measures for differing stages of violence (based on crisis man...
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doaj-3c4285b4aced48ce8cfa10ac5cffb2112020-11-24T21:59:56ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1660-46012016-08-0113881110.3390/ijerph13080811ijerph13080811Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional StudyKai Xing0Xue Zhang1Mingli Jiao2Yu Cui3Yan Lu4Jinghua Liu5Jingjing Zhang6Yuchong Zhao7Yanming Zhao8Ye Li9Libo Liang10Zheng Kang11Qunhong Wu12Mei Yin13Department of Health, Policy and Hospital Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Health, Policy and Hospital Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaSchool of Public Health, Jiamusi University, Jiamusi 154007, ChinaSchool of Public Health, QiQihar Medical University, QiQihar 161006, ChinaContinuing Education Section, Third Affiliated Hospital of QiQihar Medical University, QiQihar 161000, ChinaDepartment of Publicity and United Front Work, Heilongjiang Nursing College, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Computed Tomography, The 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Health, Policy and Hospital Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaDepartment of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, ChinaWorkplace violence in Chinese township hospitals is a major public health problem. We identified the risk factors of healthcare workers’ worry about experiencing workplace violence in 90 Chinese township hospitals and determined specific measures for differing stages of violence (based on crisis management theory). Participants were 440 general practitioners and 398 general nurses from Heilongjiang Province, China (response rate 84.6%). One hundred and six (12.6%) respondents reported being physically attacked in their workplace in the previous 12 months. Regarding psychological violence, the most common type reported was verbal abuse (46.0%). While most (85.2%) respondents had some degree of worry about suffering violence, 22.1% were worried or very worried. Ordinal regression analysis revealed that being ≤35 years of age, having a lower educational level, having less work experience, and working night shifts were all associated with worry about workplace violence. Furthermore, those without experience of such violence were more likely to worry about it. Respondents’ suggested measures for controlling violence included “widening channels on medical dispute solutions,” “improving doctor-patient communication,” and “advocating for respect for medical workers via the media.” Results suggest the target factors for reducing healthcare workers’ worry by according to the type of education and training and possible measures for limiting workplace violence in township hospitals.http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/8/811worryrisk factorstownship hospitalsworkplace violence |
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Kai Xing Xue Zhang Mingli Jiao Yu Cui Yan Lu Jinghua Liu Jingjing Zhang Yuchong Zhao Yanming Zhao Ye Li Libo Liang Zheng Kang Qunhong Wu Mei Yin Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health worry risk factors township hospitals workplace violence |
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Kai Xing Xue Zhang Mingli Jiao Yu Cui Yan Lu Jinghua Liu Jingjing Zhang Yuchong Zhao Yanming Zhao Ye Li Libo Liang Zheng Kang Qunhong Wu Mei Yin |
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Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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Concern about Workplace Violence and Its Risk Factors in Chinese Township Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study |
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concern about workplace violence and its risk factors in chinese township hospitals: a cross-sectional study |
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Workplace violence in Chinese township hospitals is a major public health problem. We identified the risk factors of healthcare workers’ worry about experiencing workplace violence in 90 Chinese township hospitals and determined specific measures for differing stages of violence (based on crisis management theory). Participants were 440 general practitioners and 398 general nurses from Heilongjiang Province, China (response rate 84.6%). One hundred and six (12.6%) respondents reported being physically attacked in their workplace in the previous 12 months. Regarding psychological violence, the most common type reported was verbal abuse (46.0%). While most (85.2%) respondents had some degree of worry about suffering violence, 22.1% were worried or very worried. Ordinal regression analysis revealed that being ≤35 years of age, having a lower educational level, having less work experience, and working night shifts were all associated with worry about workplace violence. Furthermore, those without experience of such violence were more likely to worry about it. Respondents’ suggested measures for controlling violence included “widening channels on medical dispute solutions,” “improving doctor-patient communication,” and “advocating for respect for medical workers via the media.” Results suggest the target factors for reducing healthcare workers’ worry by according to the type of education and training and possible measures for limiting workplace violence in township hospitals. |
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