title: Workplace physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experienced by nurses at a university hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of and risk factors for physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing experienced by nurses in a university hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Gazi University Medical Faculty Hospital. A questionnaire form recommended by the WHO and the International Labor Organization was administered through face-to-face interviews to determine the violence experienced in the past 12 months by nurses.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing was 13.9%, 41.8%, and 17.1%, respectively. Working more than 40 h per week increased the risk of physical violence by 1.86 times. The majority of nurses who experienced verbal violence and mobbing were significantly more willing to change their work, their institution, and their profession if given the opportunity. Fewer than one-fourth of the victims indicated they reported any incident.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We knew that the prevalence of physical violence, verbal violence, and mobbing were high among nurses and that incidents were underreported, and the study corroborated this information. What this study adds to the topic is that long working hours increased the prevalence of physical violence and was defined as an important contributory factor.
authors.forename: Fatma Nur Baran
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Aksakal
authors.forename: Emine Füsun
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Karaşahin
authors.forename: Asiye Uğraş
authors.initials: AU
authors.lastname: Dikmen
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avci
authors.forename: Seçil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey; D064450:Workplace Violence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult