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Prevalence of violence towards nursing staff in Slovenian nursing homes

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|May 2016

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Figure 1

The correlation between individual variables defined in the study on workplace violence of patients towards staff in Slovenian nursing homes in 2015.
The correlation between individual variables defined in the study on workplace violence of patients towards staff in Slovenian nursing homes in 2015.

Employees dealing with certain emotions and states - the results of the study on workplace violence of patients towards staff in Slovenian nursing homes in 2015_

ClaimNMin intensityMax intensityMean intensityStd.dev
Fear520153.501.29
Insecurity515153.411.13
Helplessness514153.331.19
Lack of training511152.951.34
Anger513151.921.01
Despair511153.161.46
Vulnerability516153.521.29
Lack of empathy513151.93.99
by co-workers
Lack of empathy514153.121.11
by superiors

Work and workplace violence (n=527) - the results of the study on violence of patients towards staff in Slovenian nursing homes in 2015_

Have you been exposed to verbal abuse by patients at your workplace in the last year?YES = 37871.1%
If so, how often?
1-2x170
3-5x136
6-9x18
10x<54
Have you been exposed to verbal abuse by co-workers or superiors at your workplace during the lastYES = 7414%
If so, how often?
1-2x30
3-5x30
6-9x9
10x<6
Have you been exposed to sexual harassment by patients at your workplace during the last year?YES = 18635.5%
If so, how often?
1-2x154
3-5x22
6-9x8
10x<5
Have you been exposed to sexual harassment by co-workers or superiors at your workplace during the lastYES = 50.9%
If so, how often?
1-2x4
3-5x0
6-9x1
10x<0
Have you been exposed to physical violence by patients at your workplace during the last year?YES = 33663.8%
If so, how often?
1-2x148
3-5x110
6-9x21
10x<22
Have you been exposed to physical violence by co-workers or superiors at your workplace during the last year?YES = 50.9%
If so, how often?
1-2x2
3-5x2
6-9x1
10x<0
Have you ever been injured by a patient at your workplace?YES = 19436.8%
If so, how often?
1-2x171
3-5x21
6-9x1
10x<2
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sjph-2016-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 212 - 217
Submitted on: Nov 16, 2015
Accepted on: Mar 24, 2016
Published on: May 10, 2016
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2016 Branko Gabrovec, Ivan Eržen, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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