Introduction On psychiatric wards, aggressive behaviour displayed by patients is common
and problematic. Understanding factors associated with the development of aggression …

Workplace violence towards health workers in hospitals and in mental health units in
particular is increasing. The aim of the present study was to explore the effects of exposure …

Despite the growing number of meta-analyses published on the subject of workplace
mistreatment and the expectation that women and racial minorities are mistreated more …

Background Workplace violence (WPV) against health professionals is a global problem
with an increasing incidence. The aims of this study were as follows: 1) to examine the …

Background Workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare organizations can lead to serious
consequences that negatively affect nurses' lives and patient care. There is limited research …

Aims and objectives To explore Iranian nurses' perceptions of and experiences with the
antecedents and consequences of workplace violence perpetrated by patients, patients' …

Background Workplace violence (WPV) includes verbal abuse, physical violence, bullying or
mobbing, assault and sexual harassment. The area has been well researched in the …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Workplace violence and its impact on mental health nurses have
yet to be thoroughly explored in China. This study aims to investigate the incidence, type …

Workplace violence towards psychiatric nurses by psychiatric patients is common, which can
potentially affect care quality as well as nurses' health. This study aimed to synthesize the …

Purpose/objectives To determine the prevalence of workplace violence and explore the role
of hospital organizational characteristics and health promotion efforts in reducing hospital …