Extent, nature, and risk factors of workplace violence in public tertiary hospitals in China: A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 6801-6817

  Liu, He ^a   Zhao, Siqi ^a   Jiao, Mingli ^a,b   Wang, Jingtao ^a   Peters, David H ^c   Qiao, Hong ^a   Zhao, Yuchong ^d   Li, Ye ^a   Song, Lei ^a   Xing, Kai ^a   Lu, Yan ^e   Wu, Qunhong ^a  

^a HARBIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Heilongjiang Nursing College   (China)

^e JIAMUSI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese medicine hospitals; General hospitals; Risk factor; Specialist hospitals; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; RISK FACTOR; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL VIOLENCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHIFT WORKER; SURGICAL WARD; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL STAFF; PHYSICAL ABUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORKPLACE;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84934986912     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120606801     Document Type: Article

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