Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018
Introduction: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare providers has severe consequences and is underreported worldwide. The aim of this study was to present the features, causes, and outcomes of serious WPV against healthcare providers in China.Method: We searched for serious WPV events reported...
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| author | Jing Ma Xi Chen Qiongjuan Zheng Yun Zhang Zhi Ming Dongxin Wang Hua Wu Haisen Ye Xiaoxuan Zhou Yunxuan Xu Renjiao Li Xia Sheng Fangxiu Fan Zuiwen Yang Ting Luo Yajun Lu Ye Deng Fen Yang Chuntao Liu Chunyu Liu Xiaosong Li |
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| description | Introduction: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare providers has severe consequences and is underreported worldwide. The aim of this study was to present the features, causes, and outcomes of serious WPV against healthcare providers in China.Method: We searched for serious WPV events reported online and analyzed information about time, location, people, methods, motivations, and outcomes related to the incident.Result: Serious WPV reported online in China (n = 379) were mainly physical (97%) and often involved the use of weapons (34.5%). Doctors were victims in most instances (81.1%). Serious WPV mostly happened in cities (90.2%), teaching hospitals (87.4%), and tertiary hospitals (67.9%) and frequently in Emergency Department (ED), Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (OB-GYN), and pediatric departments; it was most prevalent in the months of June, May, and February. Rates of serious WPV increased dramatically in 2014 and decreased after 2015, with death (12.8%), severe injury (6%), and hospitalization (24.2%) being the major outcomes. A law protecting healthcare providers implemented in 2015 may have helped curb the violence.Conclusion: Serious WPV in China may stem from poor patient–doctor relationships, overly stressed health providers in highly demanding hospitals, poorly educated/informed patients, insufficient legal protection, and poor communication. Furthering knowledge about WPV and working toward curtailing its presence in healthcare settings are crucial to increasing the safety and well-being of healthcare workers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c330236e377e4e0299e761261d36d98a2022-12-21T17:13:42ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652021-01-01810.3389/fpubh.2020.574765574765Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018Jing Ma0Xi Chen1Qiongjuan Zheng2Yun Zhang3Zhi Ming4Dongxin Wang5Hua Wu6Haisen Ye7Xiaoxuan Zhou8Yunxuan Xu9Renjiao Li10Xia Sheng11Fangxiu Fan12Zuiwen Yang13Ting Luo14Yajun Lu15Ye Deng16Fen Yang17Chuntao Liu18Chunyu Liu19Xiaosong Li20Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaMedical College of Northwest University for Nationalities, Lanzhou, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaFurong Forensic Center of The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Yuhua, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, The Second People's Hospital of Hunan Province, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, ChinaDepartment of Psychiatry, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, United StatesHunan Provincial People's Hospital, Changsha, ChinaIntroduction: Workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare providers has severe consequences and is underreported worldwide. The aim of this study was to present the features, causes, and outcomes of serious WPV against healthcare providers in China.Method: We searched for serious WPV events reported online and analyzed information about time, location, people, methods, motivations, and outcomes related to the incident.Result: Serious WPV reported online in China (n = 379) were mainly physical (97%) and often involved the use of weapons (34.5%). Doctors were victims in most instances (81.1%). Serious WPV mostly happened in cities (90.2%), teaching hospitals (87.4%), and tertiary hospitals (67.9%) and frequently in Emergency Department (ED), Obstetrics and Gynecology Department (OB-GYN), and pediatric departments; it was most prevalent in the months of June, May, and February. Rates of serious WPV increased dramatically in 2014 and decreased after 2015, with death (12.8%), severe injury (6%), and hospitalization (24.2%) being the major outcomes. A law protecting healthcare providers implemented in 2015 may have helped curb the violence.Conclusion: Serious WPV in China may stem from poor patient–doctor relationships, overly stressed health providers in highly demanding hospitals, poorly educated/informed patients, insufficient legal protection, and poor communication. Furthering knowledge about WPV and working toward curtailing its presence in healthcare settings are crucial to increasing the safety and well-being of healthcare workers.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.574765/fullserious workplace violencehealthcarereasonsoutcomeChina |
| spellingShingle | Jing Ma Xi Chen Qiongjuan Zheng Yun Zhang Zhi Ming Dongxin Wang Hua Wu Haisen Ye Xiaoxuan Zhou Yunxuan Xu Renjiao Li Xia Sheng Fangxiu Fan Zuiwen Yang Ting Luo Yajun Lu Ye Deng Fen Yang Chuntao Liu Chunyu Liu Xiaosong Li Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018 Frontiers in Public Health serious workplace violence healthcare reasons outcome China |
| title | Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018 |
| title_full | Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018 |
| title_short | Serious Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Providers in China Between 2004 and 2018 |
| title_sort | serious workplace violence against healthcare providers in china between 2004 and 2018 |
| topic | serious workplace violence healthcare reasons outcome China |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2020.574765/full |
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