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Workplace violence in healthcare

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dc.contributor.authorAntão, Helena Sofia
dc.contributor.authorSacadura-Leite, Ema
dc.contributor.authorManzano, Maria João
dc.contributor.authorPinote, Sónia
dc.contributor.authorRelvas, Rui
dc.contributor.authorSerranheira, Florentino
dc.contributor.authorSousa-Uva, António
dc.contributor.institutionComprehensive Health Research Centre (CHRC) - Pólo ENSP
dc.contributor.institutionCentro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)
dc.contributor.institutionEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
dc.contributor.pblBiblioteca Nacional de Portugal, Centro de Estudos Históricos, CELOM
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T23:39:32Z
dc.date.available2020-03-24T23:39:32Z
dc.date.issued2020-01-01
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: 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.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent7
dc.format.extent480996
dc.identifier.doi10.20344/amp.11465
dc.identifier.issn0870-399X
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 17454250
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: cf78ba95-4248-4e90-b590-460055b1a8c0
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85077496529
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 31928601
dc.identifier.otherWOS: 000505600100006
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/94981
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85077496529
dc.language.isomul
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectHealthcare Workers
dc.subjectOccupational Hazard
dc.subjectOccupational Health
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectWorkplace Violence
dc.subjectGeneral Medicine
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.subjectSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
dc.titleWorkplace violence in healthcare
dc.title.alternativeA violência no local de trabalho em instituições de saúdeum estudo monocêntrico sobre causas, consequências e estratégias de prevençãoen
dc.title.subtitlea single-center study on causes, consequences and prevention strategies
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.firstPage31
degois.publication.issue1
degois.publication.lastPage37
degois.publication.titleActa Médica Portuguesa
degois.publication.volume33
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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