A cross-sectional study on the prevalence and associated risk factors for workplace violence against Chinese nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The purpose of the present study was to explore the characteristics of workplace violence that Chinese nurses at tertiary and county-level hospitals encountered in the 12 months from December 2014 to January 2016, to identify and analyse risk factors for workplace violence, and to establish the basis for future preventive strategies.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

A total of 44 tertiary hospitals and 90 county-level hospitals in 16 provinces (municipalities or autonomous regions) in China.

Methods

We used stratified random sampling to collect data from December 2014 to January 2016. We distributed 21 360 questionnaires, and 15 970 participants provided valid data (effective response rate=74.77%). We conducted binary logistic regression analy

SUBMITTER: Shi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623406 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature