The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the prevalence and risk factors of workplace violence among healthcare workers in China

• DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.938423
• Publication Date: 2022-07-25T09:30:35Z
• Authors: Miao Qi; Xiuli Hu; Jun Liu; Jing Wen; Xue Hu; Zhizhong Wang; Xiuquan Shi
• Keywords: Workplace violence; Depression; Pandemic

Background The pandemic of COVID-19 has significantly increased the burden on healthcare workers and potentially affect their risk workplace violence (WPV). This study aimed to explore prevalence factors WPV among during peaking remission in China. Methods Using snowball method, a repeated online questionnaire survey was conducted Chinese from March 27th April 26th 2020 2021, respectively. Data included workers' socio-demographic occupational characteristics, psychological status, violence. Results A total 3006 samples 3465 2021 were analyzed. In 2020, witnessing colleagues suffering 64.2% 79.7% Compared with decreased by 11.0% 14.4% Logistic regression showed that influenced males, long working experience, psychiatric department, direct contact patients, self-discovery medical errors, moral injury, depression, anxiety (minimum OR = 1.22, maximum 2.82). While departments, 1.33, 3.32); protective holding master's degree (OR 0.78) other departments 0.54). Conclusion retains common effects workers, though after baptism pandemic, decreased; however, part influencing changed. addition, seriously affected mental health effect problems should also attract more attention.