Introduction On psychiatric wards, aggressive behaviour displayed by patients is common
and problematic. Understanding factors associated with the development of aggression …

Workplace violence is an important health and safety issue. Healthcare workers are
particularly at risk of experiencing workplace violence. Despite the research that was …

This chapter aims at summarizing some descriptive empirical findings of bullying in the
European workplace. It starts with the frequency and the duration of bullying. Various …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of workplace violence that Chinese nurses have
encountered, identify risk factors and provide a basis for future targeted interventions …

The present study aims analyze the risk factors that lead to high levels of burnout among
nurses and physicians and the protective factors that prevent them. Thus, it is also intended …

BACKGROUND: Health care support occupations have an assault-injury rate nearly 10
times the general sector. Emergency departments (EDs) are at greatest risk of such events …

Aims and objectives The aim of this meta‐analysis was to identify the factors that related to
aggression (verbal abuse or physical abuse/assault) perpetrated against the nurse or other …

Wellbeing of nurses is associated with patient aggression. Little is known about the
differences in these associations between nurses working in different specialties. We aimed …

Background Workplace aggression is becoming increasingly prevalent in health care, with
serious consequences for both individuals and organisations. Research and development of …

Background Healthcare institutions have commonly reported exposure of employees,
particularly nurses, to high levels of occupational violence. Despite such evidence in the …