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Abstract
Violence towards health care staff is an increasing problem. During the last decade, labor unions have contributed to efforts to increase awareness of the importance of workplace violence as an occupational hazard. Most people think of violence as a physical assault however, workplace violence is a mush broader problem; it is any act in which a person is abused, threatened, intimidated assaulted in his or her employment. Workplace violence is includes: threatening behavior, verbal or written threads, harassment, verbal abuse and physical attack.The possible effects of aggression on an individual are varied and likely depend on the severity and frequency of episodes and the perceived vulnerability to further episodes. The reported sequaelae of violent incidents towards doctors include varied psychological disturbances, and changes in behavior.
OBJECTIVES:
• To identify the magnitude of the problem.
• To determine the underlying risk factors.
• To identify the impact of workplace violence on the health care personnel and the work.
• To propose recommendations for minimizing this problem.
Subjects and Methods
The present study was conducted among health care personnel in Zagazig university hospitals during the period from June 2004 to June 2005.
The total sample size of health care personnel were 256, random sample selected from different departments. Data were collected vies field visit and personal interview with health care personnel in the selected departments using predesigned questionnaire.
Each subject in the study was requested to answer the following models:
(A) Questionnaire covers the following items.
1- Demographic characteristics.
2- Job Satisfaction.
3- Violent incident.
4- Risk Factors.
5- Security Facilities at workplace.
6- Training.
(B) Eysenk personality Inventoryhazard awareness).