Determination of Workplace Violence Toward Health Workers in Kocaeli*

�amc�, Oya; Kutlu, Yasemin

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Determination of Workplace Violence Toward Health Workers in Kocaeli* [J Psy Nurs]

J Psy Nurs. 2011; 2(1): 9-16

Determination of Workplace Violence Toward Health Workers in Kocaeli*

Oya �amc�¹, Yasemin Kutlu²
¹Kocaeli Derince Education And Research Hospital, Intensive Care Intensive Care Unit, Kocaeli
²Psychiatric Nursing Department, Istanbul University Florence Nightingale School Of Nursing, Istanbul

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of workplace violence, types of workplace violence and the individual and job characteristics that affect workplace violence among health workers.

METHODS: This study was planned as a descriptive and cross-sectional research. The study sample was comprised of 270 health workers in 12 different hospitals, which provide secondary and tertiary health services in Kocaeli. A questionnaire form was prepared by the researcher and was designed to determine the individual and job characteristics and the prevalence of workplace violence.

RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 29.51�5.86 years. The rate of their exposure to violence in their lifetime was 72.6%, and the rate of violence in the last 12 months was 72.4%. The most frequently seen violence form was verbal abuse (98.5%), and it was determined that the violence was applied primarily by the patient�s relatives and by males.

CONCLUSION: Today, violence, which is disseminative, affects the health sector forcibly. It has been determined that the majority of the health workers are exposed to some type of violence. Thus, it is important to take necessary measures to prevent workplace violence.

Keywords: Health workers, workplace violence; effective factors.

Kocaeli�nde Sa�l�k �al��anlar�na Y�nelik ��yeri �iddetinin Belirlenmesi*

Oya �amc�¹, Yasemin Kutlu²
¹Kocaeli Derince E�itim Ve Ara�t�rma Hastanesi, Reanimasyon Yo�un Bak�m �nitesi, Kocaeli
²�stanbul �niversitesi Florence Nightingale Hem�irelik Y�ksek Okulu, Psikiyatri Hem�ireli�i Anabilim Dal�, �stanbul

AMA�: Bu �al��ma, sa�l�k alan�nda �al��an meslek gruplar�n�n i� yeri �iddeti ile kar��la�ma oran�n�, kar��la�t�klar� �iddet t�r�n� ve bunlar� etkileyen ki�isel ve mesleki �zellikleri belirlemek amac�yla ger�ekle�tirildi.

Y�NTEMLER: �al��ma, tan�mlay�c� ve kesitsel ara�t�rma tipine uygun olarak planland�. Ara�t�rman�n �rneklemini, Kocaeli�nde 2. ve 3. basamak sa�l�k hizmeti sunan 12 sa�l�k kurumunda �al��an toplam 270 sa�l�k �al��an� olu�turdu. Ara�t�rma verileri, ara�t�rmac� taraf�ndan literat�r do�rultusunda geli�tirilen ki�isel ve i�yeri bilgilerine y�nelik tan�mlay�c� sorular ile i�yerinde �iddet bilgilerine ait sorular�n yer ald�� anket formu ile topland�.

BULGULAR: Ara�t�rmaya kat�lanlar�n ya� ortalamas� 29.51�5.86 olup, �al��ma ya�am� boyunca �iddete u�rama oran� %72.6, son 12 ayda �iddete maruz kalma oran� ise %72.4� t�r. En fazla maruz kal�nan �iddet t�r� %98.5 ile s�zel �iddet olup �iddetin en fazla hasta yak�nlar� ve erkekler taraf�ndan uyguland�� bulundu.

SONU�: Toplumda yayg�nla�ma e�ilimi g�steren �iddet sa�l�k sekt�r�n� de ciddi bi�imde etkilemektedir. �al��mada, sa�l�k �al��anlar�n�n �o�unun �iddete maruz kald�� belirlenmi�tir. Bu nedenle sa�l�kla ilgili i� yerlerinde �iddeti �nlemek do�rultusunda gerekli �nlemlerin al�nmas� �nemlidir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: ��yeri �iddeti ve etkileyen fakt�rler, sa�l�k �al��anlar�.

Corresponding Author: Oya �amc�, T�rkiye
Manuscript Language: Turkish

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