ReviewZeitschrift fur Gesundheitswissenschaften = Journal of public health2022
Violence against physicians and nurses: a systematic literature review.
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49 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- A situation ignored in the healthcare: a systematic review of sexual harassment against healthcare professionals.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2026Pooled it
- Workplace violence against female healthcare workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2024Pooled it
- Contemporary evidence of workplace violence against the primary healthcare workforce worldwide: a systematic review.Human resources for health · 2023Pooled it
- Influencing surgical career choice among final-year medical students: a multi-center cross-sectional study in Türkiye.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Violence against health care workers in a post-conflict context: an exploratory qualitative study in the province of South Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Conflict and health · 2026Article
- Determinants of workplace violence against nurses and mitigation strategies in hospitals in developing countries: a scoping review.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Homicide and Suicide in Select Healthcare Industries and Occupations in the United States, National Violent Death Reporting System, 2017 to 2022.Workplace health & safety · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence Against Nurses in the Italian Home Care Settings: A Cross-Sectional Multicentre Study.Journal of clinical nursing · 2026Observational
- Workplace Violence Against Nurses in Croatia: A Cross-Sectional Study on Its Frequency, Impact, and Solutions.Acta medica academica · 2026Article
- Prevalence and physicians' perception of workplace violence preventive measures in two Egyptian public hospitals.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2026Article
- Sexual Violence Against Mental Health Nurses in Inpatient Psychiatric Settings: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Outcomes, and Risk Factors.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Review
- Understanding disruption in the social contract between the medical profession and society in India: a tale of mismatched expectations?Health policy and planning · 2026Article
- Surgical nurses' perceptions of experienced sexual harassment behaviors.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Occurrence and associated factors of self-reported medical errors among Chinese physicians and nurses: a cross-sectional survey.Annals of medicine · 2025Article
- Factors related to physical violence and verbal abuse by residents for public health nurses during home visits.Nagoya journal of medical science · 2025Article
- Mediating role of future fear of violence between the direct violence and witnessed violence and psychological capital: a study of doctors and nurses.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The Development of Violence Research in Psychiatric Nursing: A Bibliometric Perspective.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
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- Violence against Health Workers: A Global Challenge with Serious Health Consequences.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Article
- Exploring the impact of workplace violence on defensive medicine and patient outcomes: an empirical analysis using regression discontinuity.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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Abstract
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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