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Workplace Violence against Health Care Workers in North Chinese Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey

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  • Peihang Sun

    (Department of Health, Policy and Hospital Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Xue Zhang

    (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Yihua Sun

    (Human Resources Department, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai 200000, China
    These authors contributed equally to this work.)

  • Hongkun Ma

    (Department of Finance and Public Management, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150081, China)

  • Mingli Jiao

    (Department of Health, Policy and Hospital Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
    Institute of Quantitative and Technical Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Science, Beijing 100000, China)

  • Kai Xing

    (Department of Health, Policy and Hospital Management, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China)

  • Zheng Kang

    (Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China)

  • Ning Ning

    (Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China)

  • Yapeng Fu

    (Graduate Department of Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150000, China)

  • Qunhong Wu

    (Department of Social Medicine, School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China)

  • Mei Yin

    (School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China)

Abstract

This research aimed to determine the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV) against healthcare workers, explore the frequency distribution of violence in different occupational groups, and determine which healthcare occupation suffers from WPV most frequently. Furthermore, the current study aimed to compare risk factors affecting different types of WPV in Chinese hospitals. A cross-sectional design was utilized. A total of 1899 healthcare workers from Heilongjiang, a province in Northeastern China, completed the questionnaire. Of the respondents, 83.3% reported exposure to workplace violence, and 68.9% reported non-physical violence. Gender, education, shift work, anxiety level, and occupation were significantly correlated with physical violence ( p < 0.05 for all correlations). Additionally, age, professional title, and occupation were correlated with non-physical violence, which critically affected doctors. Thus, gender, age, profession, anxiety, and shift work were predictive of workplace violence toward healthcare workers. Doctors appeared to experience non-physical workplace violence with particularly higher frequency when compared to nurses and other workers in hospitals. For healthcare workers, interventions aimed at WPV reduction should be enacted according to the types of violence, profession, and other factors underlying the various types of WPV in hospitals.

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  • Peihang Sun & Xue Zhang & Yihua Sun & Hongkun Ma & Mingli Jiao & Kai Xing & Zheng Kang & Ning Ning & Yapeng Fu & Qunhong Wu & Mei Yin, 2017. "Workplace Violence against Health Care Workers in North Chinese Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Survey," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(1), pages 1-10, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:1:p:96-:d:88274
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    1. Sultan AlZahrani & Ahmed Hakami & Khalid Alharbi & Faisal AlNakhilan, 2023. "Management of Non-Physical Violence against Registered Nurses in Hospital Acute Care Setting," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 15(10), pages 22-32, October.
    2. Ana Isabel Sani & Mariana Magalhães & Rute F. Meneses & Carla Barros, 2025. "Workplace Bullying and Coping Strategies Among Portuguese Healthcare Professionals," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 22(4), pages 1-17, March.
    3. Christina S. Malfa & Katerina Karaivazoglou & Konstantinos Assimakopoulos & Philippos Gourzis & Apostolos Vantarakis, 2021. "Psychological Distress and Health-Related Quality of Life in Public Sector Personnel," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(4), pages 1-9, February.
    4. Rima R. Habib & Dana A. Halwani & Diana Mikati & Layal Hneiny, 2020. "Sex and Gender in Research on Healthcare Workers in Conflict Settings: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(12), pages 1-22, June.
    5. Bing Liu & Naixin Zhu & Huijuan Wang & Fengyu Li & Chenghao Men, 2021. "Protecting Nurses from Mistreatment by Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Roles of Emotional Contagion Susceptibility and Emotional Regulation Ability," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(12), pages 1-17, June.
    6. Ana Rita Valente Ribeiro & Ana Isabel Sani, 2024. "Bullying against Healthcare Professionals and Coping Strategies: A Scoping Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 21(4), pages 1-13, April.

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