Sayed Fatimah, Alrasheeday Awatif Mansoor, Alshammari Bushra, Alonazi Afaf, Alharbi Ahmed, Almotairi Nahla Abdullah, Rabbani Unaib
College of Nursing, University of Hail, Hail, SAU.
Family Medicine Academy, Qassim Health Cluster, Buraidah, SAU.
Cureus. 2022 Nov 22;14(11):e31792. doi: 10.7759/cureus.31792. eCollection 2022 Nov.
Background Hospital staff, especially nurses, face violence of various forms in the workplace. This study aimed to assess the burden of verbal/physical abuse against nurses and their attitude towards such events in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working in three public sectors and two private sector hospitals, and five primary healthcare facilities in Buraidah. Data was collected using a structured online questionnaire, disseminated among nurses through nursing departments of participating facilities. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results A total of 369 nurses participated in the survey, with a mean age of 34 (±6.9) years. About two-thirds, 68% (250) of respondents, had experienced at least one verbal/physical abuse incident during one year. The most common perpetrators were patients (44.4%). Sixteen percent of participants reported taking no action against the incident. Those working in private facilities were 80% less likely to experience abuse than those in public facilities, adjusted OR 0.20 (95% CI: 0.08-0.47). Conclusions There was a high burden of verbal/physical abuse against nurses, and they, therefore, suffer from disturbing memories. However, a little more than half do not officially report it to the managers, with only a small fraction seeing some action taken. Occupational health practitioners should take action to improve the policy and procedures related to workplace violence (WPV) in healthcare facilities. Further research is needed to characterize incidents to understand the patterns and develop interventions for the prevention of such events.
背景 医院工作人员，尤其是护士，在工作场所面临各种形式的暴力。本研究旨在评估沙特阿拉伯布赖代针对护士的言语/身体虐待负担以及她们对此类事件的态度。方法 对在布赖代的三个公共部门医院、两个私立部门医院以及五个初级医疗保健机构工作的护士进行了一项横断面研究。通过使用结构化在线问卷收集数据，问卷通过参与机构的护理部门分发给护士。使用SPSS 21.0版软件进行数据分析。结果 共有369名护士参与了调查，平均年龄为34（±6.9）岁。约三分之二（68%，即250名）的受访者在一年中至少经历过一次言语/身体虐待事件。最常见的施暴者是患者（44.4%）。16%的参与者报告称未对该事件采取任何行动。在私立机构工作的人员遭受虐待的可能性比在公共机构工作的人员低80%，调整后的比值比为0.20（95%置信区间：0.08 - 0.47）。结论 针对护士的言语/身体虐待负担很高，因此她们深受困扰记忆之苦。然而，略多于一半的人未正式向管理人员报告，只有一小部分人看到采取了一些行动。职业健康从业者应采取行动改进与医疗保健机构工作场所暴力（WPV）相关的政策和程序。需要进一步研究以描述事件特征，了解模式并制定预防此类事件的干预措施。
