TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Assessment and analysis of workplace violence in a Greek tertiary hospital
JO  - Archives of environmental and occupational health
A1  - Mantzouranis, George
A1  - Fafliora, Eleftheria
A1  - Bampalis, Vasileios G.
A1  - Christopoulou, Ioanna
SP  - 256
EP  - 264
VL  - 70
IS  - 5
N2  - We sought to assess workplace violence in a Greek tertiary hospital for the first time. We conducted a descriptive study with 175 participants and examined the characteristics of violent episodes, the responses of victims and the administration and the perception of workplace safety in addition to the implications of these incidents. The vast majority of employees (83.4%) had experienced work-related violence; however, half of them (52%) had not reported the incident to the hospital administration. Verbal violence was the most common type of incident (98.6%). Nurses and other healthcare staff reported feeling safer than physicians (OR, 4.47; 95% CI, 1.94-10.28 and OR, 2.80; 95% CI, 1.64-8.74, respectively). A large proportion of victims (72.6%) suffered psychological consequences following the violent incident. This study reveals the high prevalence of workplace violence in a Greek tertiary hospital and underscores its negative impact on healthcare workers.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1933-8244
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2013.879564
ID  - ref1
ER  -