SynthesisFrontiers in public health2022
Prevalence of workplace violence against health care workers in hospital and pre-hospital settings: An umbrella review of meta-analyses.
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68 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The Shift in Delivery of Care from Hospital to Community Care Settings: What Changes in Terms of Healthcare Workers' Exposure to Violence.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Sexual harassment in India's medical education: need for accountability.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2026Review
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- Assessing workplace violence in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study in Italy.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Advancing healthcare worker safety in an academic hospital setting: a mixed methods quality improvement initiative protocol.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Mediator Effect of Work Overload Between Fear of Future Violence at Work and Turnover Intention in Nurses.International journal of nursing practice · 2026Article
- Workplace violence against hospital personnel in Tunisia: prevalence, associated psychological and behavioral outcomes, and legal actions.Frontiers in public health · 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
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Abstract
Introduction: Workplace violence (WPV) is associated with adverse consequences for patients and health care workers (HCWs). The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of WPV against HCWs in the hospital and pre-hospital settings. Methods: Using PRISMA guidelines, data resources including Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, and Google Scholar were used for the search. The searches were conducted without any time limit until the end of December 2021. The random-effects model was used for this meta-analysis. Results: Of the 255 studies identified, 14 studies entered the umbrella review. The overall prevalence was as follows: WPV (58.7%); physical violence (20.8%); verbal violence (66.8%); and sexual harassment (10.5%). Conclusion: The prevalence of WPV and its types against HCWs is relatively high. WPV is associated with physical, psychological, and occupational consequences. Measures should be taken to reduce the consequences of WPV.
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