Workplace violence against healthcare professionals in a multiethnic area: a cross-sectional study in southwest China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The purpose of this study is to examine workplace violence (WPV) towards healthcare professionals in a multiethnic area in China, including prevalence, influencing factors, healthcare professionals' response to WPV, expected antiviolence training measures and content, and evaluation of WPV interventions.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

A grade III, class A hospital in the capital of Yunnan Province, which is the province with the most diverse ethnic minority groups in China.

Participants

In total, 2036 healthcare professionals participated, with a response rate of 83.79%.

Results

The prevalence of physical and psychological violence was 5.5% and 43.7%, respectively. Healthcare professionals of ethnic minority were more likely to experie

SUBMITTER: Jia H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7482505 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature