Manifestations of verbal and physical violence towards doctors: a comparison between hospital and community doctors.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Healthcare workers, in the hospital and in community clinics, are frequently exposed to verbal and physical abuse that can lead to frustration and despair. This study's objectives were to evaluate trends in violence towards hospital and community doctors in the Negev region of Israel and to compare them to the results of a previous 2005 study. METHODS:A convenience sample of doctors in the hospital and in the community completed anonymous questionnaires on previous exposure to work place violence and their attitudes to it. The data were collected in 2017. RESULTS:One hundred forty-five doctors participated in the study, of who 63 were hospital doctors and 82 were community doctors. Fifty nine percent of the doctors reported that they experienced at least one incident of verbal a

SUBMITTER: Nevo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880572 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature