Psychiatry Residency Training Program, Oman Medical Specialty Board, Muscat, Oman.
Department of Behavioral Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J. 2024 May;24(2):194-202. doi: 10.18295/squmj.1.2024.002. Epub 2024 May 27.
This study aimed to assess the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV) against nurses in Oman's psychiatric hospitals and explore associated factors.
This cross-sectional study was conducted between October and December 2021 and included all tertiary mental healthcare hospitals in Oman (Al Masarra Hospital and Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman). The participants completed a sociodemographic survey and a questionnaire on WPV in the health sector.
A total of 106 participants (response rate = 80.3%) were included in this study. Most were female (52.8%) and Omani (72.6%) and aged 30-39 years. WPV prevalence was high (90.6%), with verbal (86.8%) and physical violence (57.5%) being the most common types. WPV incidents were more frequent on weekdays (26.4%) and during morning shifts (34%), while 81.1% of the nurses worked in shifts and had direct physical contact with patients (83.0%). The majority (92.5%) were aware of standardised WPV reporting procedures and 89.7% confirmed the presence of such procedures in hospitals. WPV was more prevalent among nurses in inpatient wards ( = 0.047).
WPV against nurses in Omani psychiatric hospitals is alarmingly high. Future studies should investigate contributing factors among healthcare providers and emphasise violence prevention by providing staff nurses with effective training to handle violent incidents involving psychiatric patients.
本研究旨在评估阿曼精神病院护士遭受工作场所暴力（WPV）的现况，并探讨相关因素。
本横断面研究于 2021 年 10 月至 12 月在阿曼所有三级精神卫生保健医院（Al Masarra 医院和苏丹卡布斯大学医院，马斯喀特，阿曼）进行。参与者完成了一份社会人口统计学调查和一份卫生部门 WPV 问卷。
共有 106 名参与者（应答率=80.3%）纳入本研究。大多数参与者为女性（52.8%）和阿曼人（72.6%），年龄在 30-39 岁之间。WPV 发生率较高（90.6%），其中言语暴力（86.8%）和身体暴力（57.5%）最为常见。WPV 事件更频繁发生在工作日（26.4%）和上午班（34%），而 81.1%的护士上轮班，与患者有直接身体接触（83.0%）。大多数护士（92.5%）了解标准化 WPV 报告程序，89.7%的护士确认医院存在此类程序。住院病房的护士中 WPV 更为普遍（ = 0.047）。
阿曼精神病院护士遭受 WPV 的情况令人震惊。未来的研究应调查医疗保健提供者中的相关因素，并通过为护士提供有效的培训来处理涉及精神病患者的暴力事件，强调预防暴力。
