SynthesisThe international journal of occupational and environmental medicine2019
Prevalence of Type II and Type III Workplace Violence against Physicians: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Synthesis in The international journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
52 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.
- Contemporary evidence of workplace violence against the primary healthcare workforce worldwide: a systematic review.Human resources for health · 2023Pooled it
- Workplace violence against health care workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of safety research · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of workplace violence against health care workers in hospital and pre-hospital settings: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.Frontiers in public health · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence and physicians' perception of workplace violence preventive measures in two Egyptian public hospitals.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2026Article
- Inadequacy of interventions to eliminate or reduce violence against healthcare professionals by patients and/or their relatives.World journal of psychiatry · 2026Review
- The Mental States of Aggressors: A Biopsychosocial Analysis of Workplace Violence Reports in Hospitals.American journal of industrial medicine · 2026Article
- Relationships between professional value and workplace violence among healthcare workers: an empiricle study from China.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Risk Assessment of Workplace Violence Against Nurses: How Data Collection Methods Influence Results-A Swedish and Italian Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2025Article
- Workplace Violence and Patient Management Time in the Emergency Department: An Observational Study.La Medicina del lavoro · 2025Observational
- The Prevalence of Violence Against Healthcare Workers in Kosovo During Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of surgical residency environments between Korea and Türkiye: a cross-sectional study.Annals of surgical treatment and research · 2025Article
- Workplace violence: A complex challenge demanding a systemic response.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Article
- Violence in Healthcare Workers Is Associated with Disordered Eating.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Quantitative evaluation of hospital workplace violence prevention and control policies in China: based on PMC index model.Health research policy and systems · 2025Article
- Burnout syndrome and psychological workplace violence among Peruvian physicians: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Prevalence, Patterns, and Determinants of Workplace Violence Among Healthcare Providers in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health services insights · 2025Review
- The growing burden of workplace violence against healthcare workers: trends in prevalence, risk factors, consequences, and prevention - a narrative review.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Review
- Violence against physicians working in public tertiary care hospital of Bangladesh: a facility-based cross-sectional study.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Assessing Workplace Violence: Methodological Considerations.La Medicina del lavoro · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal pain among medical residents: role of workplace safety climate and sexual harassment.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundWorkplace violence (WPV) in the health care sector remains a prominent, under-reported global occupational hazard and public health issue.
objectiveTo determine the types and prevalence of WPV among doctors.
methodsPrimary papers on WPV in medicine were identified through a literature search in 4 health databases (Ovid Medline, EMBASE, PsychoINFO and CINAHL). The study followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for the mapping and identification of records. To assess the studies included in our review, we used the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme cohort review checklist and the Risk of Bias Assessment.
results13 out of 2154 articles retrieved were reviewed. Factors outlining physician WPV included (1) working in remote health care areas, (2) understaffing, (3) mental/emotional stress of patients/visitors, (4) insufficient security, and (5) lacking preventative measures. The results of 6 studies were combined in a meta-analysis. The overall prevalence of WPV was 69% (95% CI 58% to 78%).
conclusionThe impact of WPV on health care institutions is profound and far-reaching; it is quite common among physicians. Therefore, steps must be taken to promote an organizational culture where there are measures to protect and promote the well-being of doctors.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.