Identification of Violence in Turkish Health Care Settings

This study sought to investigate the contributing factors to and frequency of violence against health care workers (HCWs) working in western Turkey. The population is composed of a random sample of 1,209 HCWs from 34 health care workplaces. Written questionnaires were given to HCWs at all sites, whe...

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Published inJournal of interpersonal violence Vol. 21; no. 2; pp. 276 - 296
Main Authors Ayranci, Unal, Yenilmez, Cinar, Balci, Yasemin, Kaptanoglu, Cem
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.02.2006
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Aged
Aggression
Attitude of Health Personnel
Female
Foreign Countries
Health care
Health Personnel
Health professionals
Health Professions
Humans
Incidence
Individual Differences
Male
Medical personnel
Medical Staff - statistics & numerical data
Middle Aged
Occupational Exposure - statistics & numerical data
Occupational hazards
Occupational Health - statistics & numerical data
Occupational Safety and Health
Sex Distribution
Surveys and Questionnaires
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
Victims of Crime
Violence
Violence - statistics & numerical data
Workers
Workplace
Workplaces
Turkey
workplace violence
health institutions
health care workers
Turkey
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Summary:This study sought to investigate the contributing factors to and frequency of violence against health care workers (HCWs) working in western Turkey. The population is composed of a random sample of 1,209 HCWs from 34 health care workplaces. Written questionnaires were given to HCWs at all sites, where staff were instructed to register all types of violence they had experienced. In all, 49.5% of HCWs reported having experienced verbal, physical, or verbal and physical violence, with this total being made up of 39.6% men and 60.4% women. A larger percentage (69.6%) of general practitioners reported experiencing verbal abuse and physical violence by patients and patients’ family members or friends. Younger workers, inexperienced staff, and those in emergency services were more likely to report violence. Violence directed toward HCWs is a common occupational hazard. Public health authorities should plan preventive interventions based on the findings of this study.
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ISSN:0886-2605
1552-6518
DOI:10.1177/0886260505282565