Department of Comparative Animal Science, College of Life Science, Kurashiki University of Science and The Arts, Okayama, Japan.
Yukawa Animal Clinic, Wakayama, Japan.
Open Vet J. 2022 Jul-Aug;12(4):430-433. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2022.v12.i4.2. Epub 2022 Jul 8.
In recent years, due to a strong concern about this issue, many studies have been conducted on in-hospital violence directed at medical personnel working in the field of human medicine. However, no such survey has been conducted in veterinary medicine to date. Veterinary nurses play an important role in small animal hospitals. This study aimed to investigate whether in-hospital violence occurred against veterinary nurses in small animal hospitals.
We conducted a questionnaire survey among veterinary nurses working in small animal hospitals to assess their experience of being subjected to in-hospital violence (verbal and physical).
The target period for this survey was 1 year before the completion of the questionnaire. A total of 134 nurses gave their consent to participate in this survey, and 126 survey responses were included in the final analysis (valid response rate: 94.0%). Incomplete responses were excluded from the analysis.
It was seen that 51 people (40.5%) reported having experienced incidents of verbal or physical violence or sexual harassment.
Based on these results, we suggest measures that will help ensure that the staff can provide veterinary care without worrying about their safety and well-being.
近年来,由于对这一问题的强烈关注,许多研究已经针对在人类医学领域工作的医务人员所遭受的院内暴力展开。然而,迄今为止,兽医领域尚未进行此类调查。兽医护士在小动物医院中扮演着重要的角色。本研究旨在调查小动物医院的兽医护士是否遭受过院内暴力(言语和身体暴力)。
我们对小动物医院的兽医护士进行了问卷调查,以评估他们遭受院内暴力(言语和身体)的经历。
本调查的目标时间段为完成问卷前 1 年。共有 134 名护士同意参与这项调查,其中 126 份调查回复被纳入最终分析(有效回复率:94.0%)。不完整的回复被排除在分析之外。
有 51 人(40.5%)报告曾经历过言语或身体暴力或性骚扰事件。
根据这些结果,我们建议采取一些措施,以确保员工在提供兽医护理时无需担心其安全和福祉。