TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Prevalence and risk factors of workplace violence against emergency department nurses in China
JO  - International journal of public health
A1  - Lei, Zihui
A1  - Yan, Shijiao
A1  - Jiang, Heng
A1  - Feng, Jing
A1  - Han, Shuyang
A1  - Herath, Chulani
A1  - Shen, Xin
A1  - Min, Rui
A1  - Lv, Chuanzhu
A1  - Gan, Yong
SP  - e1604912
EP  - e1604912
VL  - 67
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVES: We aim to find out the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of workplace violence (WPV) against current Chinese emergency department (ED) nurses. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional survey of 20,136 ED nurses was conducted in 31 provinces in China between July and September 2019. Descriptive analyses were used to examine the prevalence and characteristics of WPV. Chi-square analysis and Binary logistic regression analysis were used to identify the predictors of WPV. <br><br>RESULTS: During the past 12 months, there are 79.39% of ED nurses exposed to any type of WPV, including 78.38% and 39.65% exposed to nonphysical and physical violence, respectively. Binary logistic regression analysis shows that ED nurses who were male, had bachelor's degrees, had average monthly salary between 5,001 and 12,000, worked in central China, had higher professional titles, were more experienced, arranging shift work, and had higher work stress were more likely to experience WPV. <br><br>CONCLUSION: A relatively high prevalence of WPV against Chinese ED nurses has been revealed in this study. The characteristics and predictors of WPV remind us to take positive measures to reduce WPV.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-8556
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604912
ID  - ref1
ER  -