@article{ref1,
title="Risk assessment of workplace violence towards health workers in a Chinese hospital: a cross-sectional study",
journal="BMJ open",
year="2020",
author="Liu, Yujie and Zhang, Min and Li, Rui and Chen, Na and Huang, Yiming and Lv, Yalan and Wang, Yuping",
volume="10",
number="12",
pages="e042800-e042800",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the risk factors associated with workplace violence towards health workers (HWs) in a Chinese hospital. <br><br>METHODS: We conducted a  cross-sectional survey in a Chinese secondary hospital in 2019 using an  international survey questionnaire, and collected valid data from 1028 HW  respondents via mobile phone. Alongside analysing the potential association between  exposure to violence and respondents' characteristics, we compared the workplace  violence between this survey and a baseline survey in the same hospital using the  same questionnaire in 2018, and investigated the existing measures. <br><br>RESULTS: A total  of 5.45% of respondents had encountered physical violence while 41.63% had  experienced psychological violence. Women (OR=3.45, 95% CI 1.87 to 6.38), those  working in outpatient and emergency departments (OR=7.96, 95% CI 2.27 to 27.95), and  those with extremely high concern about workplace violence (OR=7.94, 95% CI 1.04 to  60.85) were significantly more likely to suffer physical violence. Working in the  outpatient and emergency department (OR=2.03, 95% CI 1.23 to 3.34), having direct  physical contact/interaction with patients (OR=2.98, 95% CI 1.62 to 5.49), and  extremely high worry about workplace violence (OR=6.47 95% CI 3.38 to 12.40)  significantly increased the risk of psychological violence. When the results of the  baseline survey were compared with those in this survey, it was shown that physical  violence declined significantly from 8.79% in 2018 to 5.45% in 2019, while  psychological violence declined significantly from 47.14% in 2018 to 41.63% in 2019. The most recognised measures were security measures (81.03%) while the least  recognised measures were check-in procedures for staff (11.19%). <br><br>CONCLUSION:  Workplace violence towards HWs is a global problem with country-specific features. In our study, workplace violence in the hospital is of great concern. While  demonstrating the effectiveness of measures in some degree, there is significant  room for improvement. To achieve the vision of 'zero violence' in the health sector,  aligned comprehensive measures should be systematically adopted.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2044-6055",
doi="10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042800",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042800"
}