A Study on Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals

Abstract

Background: Healthcare professionals all over the world are facing increasing newlineincidences of workplace violence (WPV), and India is no exception. The spirit of these newline newlineA Study on Workplace Violence Against Healthcare Professionals 5 newlineincidences calls for a study to examine various factors responsible for this disorder and suggest newlinestrategies to minimize such incidences, since these not only have an impact on the victims of newlineviolence but also eventually determine the standard of medical care provided to the general newlinepublic. newlineAim: The study aims to explore various factors associated with WPV against healthcare newlineprofessionals and to propose strategies for its prevention newlineMethodology: A cross-sectional study utilizing a mixed-methods approach newlineencompassing both primary and secondary data collection was conducted. The study was newlineundertaken in four public and four Private hospitals in Delhi (India). Self-administered, verified, newlineand standardized surveys were used to gather the data (quantitative) with doctors, nurses, and newlineparamedical staff. Additionally, qualitatively, Key Informant Interviews (KIIs) were conducted newlinewith Medical Superintendents, Nursing Superintendents, the head of the Department of Medicine newlineand Emergency, and policy-level officials. These discussions were guided by semi-structured newlineguides. With patients and their relatives, vignette, a qualitative research technique was adopted. newlineA structured review of the violent episodes against healthcare professionals that were publicized newlineby media was carried out. newline