TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Workplace violence towards healthcare workers: an Italian cross-sectional survey
JO  - Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy)
A1  - Ielapi, Nicola
A1  - Andreucci, Michele
A1  - Bracale, Umberto Marcello
A1  - Costa, Davide
A1  - Bevacqua, Egidio
A1  - Giannotta, Nicola
A1  - Mellace, Sabrina
A1  - Buffone, Gianluca
A1  - Cerabona, Vito
A1  - Arturi, Franco
A1  - Provenzano, Michele
A1  - Serra, Raffaele
SP  - 758
EP  - 764
VL  - 11
IS  - 4
N2  - BACKGROUND: Workplace violence (WPV) is a major healthcare problem with important consequences in healthcare areas and may impact negatively not only healthcare workers but also the quality and safety of patient care. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This an observational online web-based survey using Google(®) Modules, specifically aiming to investigate the phenomenon of WPV in Italian healthcare services. <br><br>METHODS: Data collection for this study lasted one month, with the questionnaire available from 1 May 2021 to 31 May 2021. Continuous variables were considered as either mean ± standard deviation (SD) or median and interquartile range (IQR) based on their distribution. Comparison between groups was assessed by unpaired t-test or Mann-Whitney U test according to variable distribution. Categorical variables were analyzed using the chi-squared test. <br><br>RESULTS: The study population consisted of 203 healthcare workers, represented by nurses (61.6%), medical doctors (16.8%), patient care assistants (4.9%), and others (16.7%). Female gender was associated with a 2.6 times higher risk for the presence of aggression (p = 0.034), and nurse as a job with about 4 times increased risk for the presence of aggression (p = 0.006). The risk for aggression increased by 5% for each year of work experience. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: WPV is still matter of concern in Italian healthcare services. A strong organizational effort is demanded from healthcare institutions in order prevent internal and external violence in healthcare settings.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2039-439X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nursrep11040072
ID  - ref1
ER  -