title: Associations of workplace aggression with work-related well-being among nurses in the Philippines.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined whether workplace aggression was associated with self-rated health and work-related injury and illness among nurses in the Philippines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Our data came from a cross-sectional survey of nurses (n = 687) in the Philippines. We assessed the associations of self-reported physical assault and verbal abuse with self-rated health, work-related injury and illness, and missed workdays with Poisson regression. Control variables included demographic and work characteristics (e.g., hours worked, work setting, shift).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Verbal abuse was associated with poor general health (prevalence ratio [PR] = 1.94; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.09, 3.45). Both physical assault and verbal abuse were associated with work-related injury (PR = 1.48; 95% CI = 1.00, 2.20; PR = 1.72; 95% CI = 1.34, 2.23, respectively) and work-related illness (PR = 1.46; 95% CI = 0.99, 2.15; PR = 1.68; 95% CI = 1.32, 2.14, respectively) after demographic and work characteristics were accounted for in the model. In addition, physical assault was associated with missed workdays (PR = 1.56; 95% CI = 1.02, 2.33).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Workplace aggression was associated with increased risks of poor general health and adverse work-related health outcomes among nurses in the Philippines.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA. kfujishiro@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Kaori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujishiro
authors.forename: Gilbert C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Gee
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: de Castro
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010679:Philippines / Q000453:epidemiology; D016012:Poisson Distribution; D015995:Prevalence; D018582:Sick Leave / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult