Prevalence of workplace violence against healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J Liu, Y Gan, H Jiang, L Li, R Dwyer, K Lu… - Occupational and …, 2019 - oem.bmj.com
We aim to quantitatively synthesise available epidemiological evidence on the prevalence
rates of workplace violence (WPV) by patients and visitors against healthcare workers. We …

Hospital-based healthcare workers victims of workplace violence in Italy: a scoping review

C Civilotti, S Berlanda, L Iozzino - International journal of environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of this scoping review is to synthesize the available evidence on the prevalence
rates of healthcare workers being victims of violence perpetrated by patients and visitors in …

Workplace violence in different settings and among various health professionals in an Italian general hospital: a cross-sectional study

P Ferri, M Silvestri, C Artoni… - Psychology research and …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Factors contributing to work-related violence: A systematic review and systems perspective

DM Sheppard, S Newnam, RMS Louis, MS Perrett - Safety science, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Background & Objectives Work-related violence is widespread, occurs across
industries/occupations, has detrimental effects on physical and mental health of workers and …

Determinants of aggression against all health care workers in a large-sized university hospital

E Viottini, G Politano, G Fornero, PL Pavanelli… - BMC health services …, 2020 - Springer
Background The paper aims to describe the 3-year incidence (2015/17) of aggressive acts
against all healthcare workers to identify risk factors associated to violence among a variety …

Prevalence of workplace sexual violence against healthcare workers providing home care: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Clari, A Conti, A Scacchi, M Scattaglia… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
This systematic review and meta-analysis sought to explore the prevalence of sexual
violence including both sexual harassment and abuse, perpetrated by clients against home …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking workplace violence over 20 years

N Magnavita, I Meraglia, G Viti, M Gasbarri - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Introduction. Violence against healthcare workers (HCWs) is a widespread, underreported,
and inadequately prevented problem. Only a few companies have efficient systems for …

User-friendly system (a smartphone app) for reporting violent incidents in the Emergency Department: an Italian multicenter study

N Ramacciati, A Guazzini, R Caldelli, L Rasero - La Medicina del lavoro, 2021 - flore.unifi.it
Background: Nurses, particularly emergency nurses, are among the health workers most
exposed to workplace vio-lence. Although reporting systems are increasingly used, under …

[HTML][HTML] Violence on doctors. An observational study in Northern Italy

A Firenze, OE Santangelo, V Gianfredi… - La Medicina del …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Violence in the workplace is now universally recognized as a significant global
public health issue and is one of the most serious issues affecting the healthcare sector …

Mediating effect of work stress on the associations between psychological job demands, social approval, and workplace violence among health care workers in …

X Sun, M Qiao, J Deng, J Zhang, J Pan… - Frontiers in public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of workplace violence
against health care workers, to explore the combined association of work stress …