Pucciarelli Gianluca, Virgolesi Michele, Simeone Silvio
PhD, FAHA, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention Roma, Italy. Correspondence:
PhD, ASL Napoli 2 Nord Emergency Department, Naples, Italy.
Prof Inferm. 2020 Oct-Dec;73(3):227-236. doi: 10.7429/pi.2020.734227.
Nurses are at greater risk of violence during their working hours. About 31% of all aggressions towards nurses occur in hospital or in care settings. The problem of aggressions on healthcare workers is difficult to classify, as the number of aggressions is often underestimated. For this reason, the aim of this study is to analyze physical, verbal and sexual aggressions on nursing staff and identify their predictors.
A cross sectional study was performed. A sample of convenience was recruited consisting of nurses practicing in the Italian territory. The research team recruited subjects from various hospital, outpatient or territorial settings. The criteria for participation in the study were: (1) being registered nurses; (2) not being in an idle state (e.g. retirement). Multiple linear regression was used to identify the predictive variables of physical, verbal and sexual aggression.
The sample consisting of 518 nurses had an average age of 37.5 years.The sample consisted prevalently of female subjects, with medium-high educational attendance. About 90% of the sample claims to have suffered physical, verbal and / or sexual aggressions during their working hours. People with a lower educational level, belonging to the southern regions are more at risk of physical and verbal aggression, while the female gender is a predictor of sexual assaults.
The results of this study highlight how physical, verbal and sexual violence in nursing staff are non-isolated but highly frequent issues, being part of the daily working life of many health professionals.
护士在工作时间遭受暴力的风险更高。针对护士的所有攻击行为中，约31%发生在医院或护理场所。针对医护人员的攻击问题难以分类，因为攻击行为的数量往往被低估。因此，本研究的目的是分析针对护理人员的身体、言语和性攻击行为，并确定其预测因素。
进行了一项横断面研究。选取了在意大利境内执业的护士组成便利样本。研究团队从不同的医院、门诊或地区机构招募受试者。参与研究的标准为：（1）为注册护士；（2）非闲置状态（如退休）。采用多元线性回归来确定身体、言语和性攻击的预测变量。
由518名护士组成的样本平均年龄为37.5岁。样本主要为女性受试者，教育程度中等偏高。约90%的样本称在工作时间遭受过身体、言语和/或性攻击。教育程度较低、来自南部地区的人遭受身体和言语攻击的风险更高，而女性是性侵犯的一个预测因素。
本研究结果凸显出护理人员遭受的身体、言语和性暴力并非孤立事件，而是非常常见的问题，是许多卫生专业人员日常工作生活的一部分。
