Workplace physical violence against health care professionals perpetrated by patients and
visitors has been a persistent problem worldwide. Prevalence estimates varied vastly across …

Abstract Background & Objectives Work-related violence is widespread, occurs across
industries/occupations, has detrimental effects on physical and mental health of workers and …

Violence in the workplace is one of the most serious issues affecting the healthcare sector.
The incidence of violent behaviour towards healthcare workers is increasing worldwide. It is …

Background Nurses are especially vulnerable to violent and other forms of aggression in the
workplace. Nonetheless, few population-based studies of workplace violence have been …

Purpose/objectives To determine the prevalence of workplace violence and explore the role
of hospital organizational characteristics and health promotion efforts in reducing hospital …

Background Violence against medical personnel is unexpected in hospitals which are
devoted to healing, and yet, it is frequent and of concern in the health system. Little is known …

Background This paper describes the association between workplace violence and job
satisfaction among physicians and nurses in Macau. Convenience sampling was sourced …

Background Studies have established the negative effects of workplace disrespect and
violence on the personal and professional well-being of nurses. In spite of this, only a few …

The aim of this study was to document the incidence, sources, and effects of workplace
physical violence against Ghanaian nurses. Self-report questionnaires were completed by …

Most reviews have examined workplace violence rather heterogeneously without explicit
regard to a professional group or particular source of violence (from colleagues/leaders vs …