title: [Violent experiences and coping among home visiting health care workers in Korea].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to explore violent experiences of home visiting health care workers in Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was a cross-sectional survey. Data were collected using self-report questionnaires from 1,640 health care workers. Data collection was done between September 1, 2009 and June 30, 2010.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the respondents, 70.6% had experienced work-related violence. Shouting (51.9%) was the most common verbal violence, followed by verbalizing sexual remarks to the health care workers (19.0%) and touching the hands (16.5%), the most common acts relating to sexual harassment. Of the respondents who had experienced violence, 50.9% told their peers about the incidents. However, the major reasons why they did not report these incidents was due to the fact that they felt it was useless to file reports and that they expected such incidents to occur as part of their job. The majority of the respondents (86.4%) wanted education on how to deal with such violence at work.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this study indicate that efforts should be made to increase awareness and to minimize violence in the workplace. Also, educational programs should be designed to improve knowledge and to prevent workplace violence.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: In Sook
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kwang Ok
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Hee Sun
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Yeon-Hwan
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D018576:Home Health Aides / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea; D017406:Sexual Harassment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014754:Violence; D055815:Young Adult