Internal workplace violence from colleagues is more strongly associated with poor health outcomes in nurses than violence from patients and families

• DOI: 10.1111/jan.13887
• Publication Date: 2018-10-30T11:29:17Z
• Authors: Li‐Chung Pien; Yawen Cheng; Wan‐Ju Cheng
• Keywords: Workplace violence; Workplace Bullying; Sexual Violence

Abstract Aims To examine the associations between different workplace violence sources and health outcome in nurses. Background Workplace is a major threat to nurses’ physical mental health. Other workers sector, patients visitors can cause violence. effectively prevent violence‐related problems, differential impact of internal external needs be explored. Designs A cross‐sectional survey 1,690 fully employed female Methods self‐administered questionnaire was used record experiences violence, including types (physical, psychological, verbal sexual) (internal external) Data on psychosocial work conditions shift, psychological job demands, control justice, were also collected. The condition measured using 5‐item Brief Symptom Rating Scale Self‐Rated Health multivariable logistic regression study carried out 2015–2016. Results Sixty percent adverse associated with After adjustment for demographic characteristics conditions, resulted higher risks poor self‐rated than did particularly nurses who had experienced Conclusion Internal form stronger effect Organization‐level measures should implemented