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Workplace Violence in Healthcare: a Single-Center Study on Causes, Consequences and Prevention Strategies

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dc.contributor.authorAntão, HS
dc.contributor.authorSacadura-Leite, E
dc.contributor.authorManzano, MJ
dc.contributor.authorPinote, S
dc.contributor.authorRelvas, R
dc.contributor.authorSerranheira, F
dc.contributor.authorSousa-Uva, A
dc.date.accessioned2020-01-09T15:52:51Z
dc.date.available2020-01-09T15:52:51Z
dc.date.issued2020
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.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationActa Med Port 2020 Jan;33(1):31-37pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.20344/amp.11465pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/3398
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherOrdem dos Médicospt_PT
dc.subjectCHLC SOCpt_PT
dc.subjectAnxiety/psychologypt_PT
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studiespt_PT
dc.subjectHealth Personnel/psychologypt_PT
dc.subjectHealth Personnel/standardspt_PT
dc.subjectHealth Personnel/statistics & numerical datapt_PT
dc.subjectHospitals, public
dc.subjectPortugal
dc.subjectQualitative Research
dc.subjectStatistics, Nonparametric
dc.subjectWorkplace Violence/prevention & control
dc.subjectWorkplace Violence/psychology
dc.subjectWorkplace Violence/statistics & numerical data
dc.titleWorkplace Violence in Healthcare: a Single-Center Study on Causes, Consequences and Prevention Strategiespt_PT
dc.title.alternativeA Violência no Local de Trabalho em Instituições de Saúde: um Estudo Monocêntrico sobre Causas, Consequências e Estratégias de Prevençãopt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage37pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage31pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleActa Médica Portuguesapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume33pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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