Prevalence and influence factors of workplace violence among nurses in 3A grade hospitals

ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence and related factors of workplace violence among nurses in 3A grade hospitals in Tianjin city.MethodsFrom February to April 2014,totally 4 397 nurses from 39 hospitals of 3A grade in Tianjin were surveyed with a self-designed questionnaire.The information on demography and workplace violence victimization of the nurses were collected and analyzed.ResultsOf the 3 755(85.3% of all nurses surveyed)participants completed the questionnaire survey,2 320 reported various experience of workplace violence and the prevalence of workplace violence was 61.8%.The results of Chi-square test showed that age,working time,professional title,initial education,marriage status,salary,staffing level,and residence region were influencing factors of workplace violence victimization.Logistic regression results revealed that compared with those in operating room,the nurses in emergency department and geriatric department had higher rate of workplace violence victimization,with the odds ratio(OR)(95% confidence interval95%CIof 26.23(14.31-48.10)and 17.59(9.16-33.77);compared with those with the residence address of other cities,the nurses with local residence had a higher rate of workplace violence victimization(OR=1.34,95%CI:1.34-1.71);whereas,the nurses considering their salary being worth of their working load had a lower rate of workplace violence victimization(OR=0.36,95%CI:0.22-0.59)compared with those without the consideration.ConclusionWorkplace violence victimization is prevalent among nurses,suggesting physical and mental health of the nurses need to be concerned and relevant measures should be taken to reduce workplace violence in hospitals.