Prevalence of Workplace Physical Violence against Health Care Professionals by Patients and Visitors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Workplace physical violence against health care professionals perpetrated by patients and visitors has been a persistent problem worldwide. Prevalence estimates varied vastly across studies and there was a lack of quantitative syntheses of prevalence studies. This review aimed to quantify pooled one...

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Vydané v:International journal of environmental research and public health Ročník 17; číslo 1; s. 299
Hlavní autori: Li, Yi-Lu, Li, Rui-Qi, Qiu, Dan, Xiao, Shui-Yuan
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.01.2020
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Assaults
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Health Personnel - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Humans
Medical research
Meta-analysis
Murders & murder attempts
Patients
Patients - statistics & numerical data
Physical Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Physical Examination
Prevalence
Professionals
Regression analysis
Response rates
Review
Sample size
Systematic review
Visitors to Patients - statistics & numerical data
Workplace violence
Workplace Violence - statistics & numerical data
United States > US
meta-analysis
workplace violence
physical violence
health care professionals
ISSN:1660-4601, 1661-7827, 1660-4601
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Shrnutí:Workplace physical violence against health care professionals perpetrated by patients and visitors has been a persistent problem worldwide. Prevalence estimates varied vastly across studies and there was a lack of quantitative syntheses of prevalence studies. This review aimed to quantify pooled one-year prevalence estimates at the global and regional levels. A systematic literature search was performed in the databases of PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Embase between 1 January 2000 and 8 October 2018. Studies providing information about one-year prevalence of self-reported workplace physical violence against health care professionals perpetrated by patients or visitors were included. Heterogeneity between studies was evaluated using Cochran’s chi-squared test (Cochran’s Q) and I2 values. Subgroup analysis and meta-regression were used to explore heterogeneity. A total of 65 eligible studies reported one-year prevalence estimates for 61,800 health care professionals from 30 countries. The pooled one-year prevalence of workplace physical violence against health care professionals perpetrated by patients or visitors was 19.33% (95% confidence interval (CI): 16.49–22.53%) and the overall heterogeneity was high across studies. We noted geographic and staff categories variations for prevalence estimates through subgroup analysis. The meta-regression showed that sample size, type of health care setting, and quality score were significant moderators for heterogeneity. One in five health care professionals experienced workplace physical violence perpetrated by patients or visitors worldwide annually. Practical intervention was needed to ensure safety of health care professionals.
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ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph17010299