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Violence against physicians and nurses: a systematic literature review
Kolkata Haematol Res Initiat KHERI, Kolkata, India..
Ctr Injury Prevent & Res Bangladesh CIPRB, Dhaka, Bangladesh..
Mid Sweden University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Health Sciences (HOV). Al Farabi Kazakh Natl Univ, Sch Med & Hlth Care, Alma Ata, Kazakhstan..ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7393-796X
2022 (English)In: Journal of Public Health, ISSN 2198-1833, E-ISSN 1613-2238, Vol. 30, no 8, p. 1837-1855Article, review/survey (Refereed) Published
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Background Violence against physicians and nurses is a global public health problem. This study explored violence against physicians and nurses using a systematic literature review. Methods Pubmed and Scopus were searched using search words 'violence' OR 'aggression' 'against' 'physicians' AND 'nurses'. Articles published between 2010 and 2020 in the English language, excluding review/systemic review articles, were included in the study. We used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for literature search and reporting and assessed the quality of the article based on the JBI checklist for analytical cross sectional studies. Results A total of 22 studies were included. The majority of the studies showed that there was a significant violent incident within every setting, often directly involving patients or their relatives. Workers of emergency departments were more likely to be exposed to violence. Verbal abuses were the highest among all settings. Physicians were more likely to face physical violence, while nurses were more prone to sexual harassment. Lack of communication plays a significant role. Fewer reports of violence were noted due to lack of action taken previously. Conclusion Adequate policy making and implementation and operational research are required to further mitigate the episodes of violence.

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2022. Vol. 30, no 8, p. 1837-1855
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Violence, Physician, Nurses, Healthcare, Systematic review
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Health Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-44180DOI: 10.1007/s10389-021-01689-6ISI: 000745553300001PubMedID: 35096514Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85123472887OAI: oai:DiVA.org:miun-44180DiVA, id: diva2:1634725
Available from: 2022-02-03 Created: 2022-02-03 Last updated: 2022-08-01Bibliographically approved

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