[Study on the relationship between workplace violence and work ability among health care professionals in Shangqiu City].
OBJECTIVE
To study the relationship between workplace violence and work ability and to provide evidence for preventing workplace violence and improving work ability among health care professionals.


METHODS
A test of the workplace violence and work ability was carried out with workplace violence scale and work ability index, and Other information was investigated with questionnaire among 507 health care professionals in Shangqiu City of China.


RESULTS
(1) The mean score of workplace violence was significantly higher in the group aged 30 - 44 than that of the group aged 45 - 59 (P < 0.05). (2) Among nurse group the mean score of workplace violence was higher than that of the doctor group and medical technician group (P < 0.05). (3) The mean score of WAI was lower in the group with primary educational level than that of other group (P < 0.05). (4) The workplace violence score correlated negatively to the WAI score (r = - 0.250, P < 0.01). (5) Logistic regression analysis showed that after controlling the other risk factors, workplace violence was an important risk factor of work ability ( OR = 8.44).


CONCLUSIONS
Workplace violence has impact on work ability among health care professionals. Intervention measures should be taken to prevent workplace violence among health care professionals.
Wang
Pei-xi
PX
West China School of Public Health, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Wang
Mian-zhen
MZ
Hu
Guang-xiu
GX
Wang
Zhi-ming
ZM
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011361:Professional Competence; D012494:Sampling Studies; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult