Prevalence and Risk Factors of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Department Nurses in China

Zihui Lei; Shijiao Yan; Shijiao Yan; Heng Jiang; Heng Jiang; Jing Feng; Shuyang Han; Chulani Herath; Xin Shen; Rui Min; Chuanzhu Lv; Chuanzhu Lv; Yong Gan

doi:10.3389/ijph.2022.1604912

International Journal of Public Health (Aug 2022)

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Workplace Violence Against Emergency Department Nurses in China

Zihui Lei,
Shijiao Yan,
Shijiao Yan,
Heng Jiang,
Heng Jiang,
Jing Feng,
Shuyang Han,
Chulani Herath,
Xin Shen,
Rui Min,
Chuanzhu Lv,
Chuanzhu Lv,
Yong Gan

Affiliations

Zihui Lei: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Shijiao Yan: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hunan Provincial People’s Hospital/The First Affiliated Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
Shijiao Yan: School of Public Health, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
Heng Jiang: Centre for Alcohol Policy Research, School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Heng Jiang: Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Jing Feng: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Shuyang Han: The Fourth Clinical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China
Chulani Herath: Department of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Health Sciences, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Xin Shen: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Rui Min: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Chuanzhu Lv: Emergency Medicine Center, Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Chuanzhu Lv: Research Unit of Island Emergency Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Hainan Medical University, Haikou, China
Yong Gan: Department of Social Medicine and Health Management, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1604912
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 67

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Objectives: We aim to find out the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of workplace violence (WPV) against current Chinese emergency department (ED) nurses.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.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.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.

Published in International Journal of Public Health

ISSN: 1661-8556 (Print); 1661-8564 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Public aspects of medicine
Website: https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/international-journal-of-public-health

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