Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey's emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We aimed to determine the prevalence of violence directed at emergency department (ED) physicians in Turkey and confirm the factors influencing such violence.

Design

Cross-sectional survey study.

Setting

Country of Turkey.

Participants

Physicians currently practising in EDs in Turkey.

Main outcome measures

The prevalence of violence directed at physicians and factors that may influence it, such as physicians' personal characteristics, ED characteristics and physicians' opinions regarding the causes of and suggested methods of preventing violence.

Results

A total of 713 physicians participated. Of these, 78.1% reported being subjected to violence in the past year and 65.9% reported more than one such incident. Being subjected to violence

SUBMITTER: Bayram B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5577875 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature