Incidence and risk factors of workplace violence on nursing staffs caring for chronic psychiatric patients in taiwan.
This one-year follow-up study determined the incidence and risk factors of workplace violence against nursing staff in a psychiatric hospital. The cohort members had a website to report events whenever they came across violence. A total of 971 events were reported. The incidence rates of physical violence, verbal abuse, bullying/mobbing, sexual harassment, and racial harassment were 1.7, 3.7, 0.2, 0.3, and 0 per staff-year, respectively. Young age, female sex, lower education, shorter duration of employment, and high level of anxiety of staff seemed to be the determinants of violence. Pre-placement education should focus on these staff to reduce workplace violence.
Chen
Wen-Ching
WC
Yuli Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan. oldchen@ttyl.doh.gov.tw
Sun
Yu-Hua
YH
Lan
Tsuo-Hung
TH
Chiu
Hsien-Jane
HJ
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression; D002908:Chronic Disease; D016001:Confidence Intervals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders; D008603:Mental Health; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013624:Taiwan; D014754:Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017132:Workplace / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*