Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background Frontline clinicians working in emergency departments (ED) were at disportionate risk of workplace violence (WPV). We investigated the prevalence of WPV and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in this group of health professionals in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A c...

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Autores principales:	Rui Liu, Yue Li, Ying An, Ling Zhang, Feng-Rong An, Jia Luo, Aiping Wang, Yan-Jie Zhao, Anzhe Yuan, Teris Cheung, Gabor S. Ungvari, Ming-Zhao Qin, Yu-Tao Xiang
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Publicado:	PeerJ Inc. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 Emergency department Workplace violence China Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:03fd46521e804004a93c6999e9430efa2021-11-25T15:05:16ZWorkplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic10.7717/peerj.124592167-8359https://doaj.org/article/03fd46521e804004a93c6999e9430efa2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://peerj.com/articles/12459.pdfhttps://peerj.com/articles/12459/https://doaj.org/toc/2167-8359Background Frontline clinicians working in emergency departments (ED) were at disportionate risk of workplace violence (WPV). We investigated the prevalence of WPV and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in this group of health professionals in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional, online study was conducted. The nine-item Workplace Violence Scale measured WPV. Results A total of 1,103 ED clinicians participated in this study. The overall prevalence of WPV against ED clinicians was 29.2% (95% CI [26.5%-31.9%]). Having family/friends/colleagues infected with COVID-19 (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.82, P = 0.01), current smoking (OR = 2.98, P < 0.01) and severity of anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.08, P < 0.01) were independently and positively associated with WPV, while working in emergency intensive care units (OR = 0.45, P < 0.01) was negatively associated with WPV. After controlling for covariates, clinicians experiencing WPV had a lower global QOL compared to those without (F(1, 1103) = 10.9,P < 0.01). Conclusions Prevalence of workplace violence against ED clinicians was common in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the negative impact of WPV on QOL and quality of care, timely preventive measures should be undertaken for ED clinicians.Rui LiuYue LiYing AnLing ZhangFeng-Rong AnJia LuoAiping WangYan-Jie ZhaoAnzhe YuanTeris CheungGabor S. UngvariMing-Zhao QinYu-Tao XiangPeerJ Inc.articleCOVID-19Emergency departmentWorkplace violenceChinaMedicineRENPeerJ, Vol 9, p e12459 (2021)
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topic	COVID-19 Emergency department Workplace violence China Medicine R
spellingShingle	COVID-19 Emergency department Workplace violence China Medicine R Rui Liu Yue Li Ying An Ling Zhang Feng-Rong An Jia Luo Aiping Wang Yan-Jie Zhao Anzhe Yuan Teris Cheung Gabor S. Ungvari Ming-Zhao Qin Yu-Tao Xiang Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
description	Background Frontline clinicians working in emergency departments (ED) were at disportionate risk of workplace violence (WPV). We investigated the prevalence of WPV and its relationship with quality of life (QOL) in this group of health professionals in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A cross-sectional, online study was conducted. The nine-item Workplace Violence Scale measured WPV. Results A total of 1,103 ED clinicians participated in this study. The overall prevalence of WPV against ED clinicians was 29.2% (95% CI [26.5%-31.9%]). Having family/friends/colleagues infected with COVID-19 (Odds Ratio (OR) = 1.82, P = 0.01), current smoking (OR = 2.98, P < 0.01) and severity of anxiety symptoms (OR = 1.08, P < 0.01) were independently and positively associated with WPV, while working in emergency intensive care units (OR = 0.45, P < 0.01) was negatively associated with WPV. After controlling for covariates, clinicians experiencing WPV had a lower global QOL compared to those without (F(1, 1103) = 10.9,P < 0.01). Conclusions Prevalence of workplace violence against ED clinicians was common in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the negative impact of WPV on QOL and quality of care, timely preventive measures should be undertaken for ED clinicians.
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author	Rui Liu Yue Li Ying An Ling Zhang Feng-Rong An Jia Luo Aiping Wang Yan-Jie Zhao Anzhe Yuan Teris Cheung Gabor S. Ungvari Ming-Zhao Qin Yu-Tao Xiang
author_facet	Rui Liu Yue Li Ying An Ling Zhang Feng-Rong An Jia Luo Aiping Wang Yan-Jie Zhao Anzhe Yuan Teris Cheung Gabor S. Ungvari Ming-Zhao Qin Yu-Tao Xiang
author_sort	Rui Liu
title	Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_short	Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full	Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_fullStr	Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_full_unstemmed	Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic
title_sort	workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	PeerJ Inc.
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/03fd46521e804004a93c6999e9430efa
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Workplace violence against frontline clinicians in emergency departments during the COVID-19 pandemic

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