Table 1
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 = 378 | 71.1% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 170 | |
| 3-5x | 136 | |
| 6-9x | 18 | |
| 10x< | 54 | |
| Have you been exposed to verbal abuse by co-workers or superiors at your workplace during the last | YES = 74 | 14% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 30 | |
| 3-5x | 30 | |
| 6-9x | 9 | |
| 10x< | 6 | |
| Have you been exposed to sexual harassment by patients at your workplace during the last year? | YES = 186 | 35.5% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 154 | |
| 3-5x | 22 | |
| 6-9x | 8 | |
| 10x< | 5 | |
| Have you been exposed to sexual harassment by co-workers or superiors at your workplace during the last | YES = 5 | 0.9% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 4 | |
| 3-5x | 0 | |
| 6-9x | 1 | |
| 10x< | 0 | |
| Have you been exposed to physical violence by patients at your workplace during the last year? | YES = 336 | 63.8% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 148 | |
| 3-5x | 110 | |
| 6-9x | 21 | |
| 10x< | 22 | |
| Have you been exposed to physical violence by co-workers or superiors at your workplace during the last year? | YES = 5 | 0.9% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 2 | |
| 3-5x | 2 | |
| 6-9x | 1 | |
| 10x< | 0 | |
| Have you ever been injured by a patient at your workplace? | YES = 194 | 36.8% |
| If so, how often? | ||
| 1-2x | 171 | |
| 3-5x | 21 | |
| 6-9x | 1 | |
| 10x< | 2 | |
Table 2
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.
| Claim | N | Min intensity | Max intensity | Mean intensity | Std.dev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fear | 520 | 1 | 5 | 3.50 | 1.29 |
| Insecurity | 515 | 1 | 5 | 3.41 | 1.13 |
| Helplessness | 514 | 1 | 5 | 3.33 | 1.19 |
| Lack of training | 511 | 1 | 5 | 2.95 | 1.34 |
| Anger | 513 | 1 | 5 | 1.92 | 1.01 |
| Despair | 511 | 1 | 5 | 3.16 | 1.46 |
| Vulnerability | 516 | 1 | 5 | 3.52 | 1.29 |
| Lack of empathy | 513 | 1 | 5 | 1.93 | .99 |
| by co-workers | |||||
| Lack of empathy | 514 | 1 | 5 | 3.12 | 1.11 |
| by superiors |
Figure 1
The correlation between individual variables defined in the study on workplace violence of patients towards staff in Slovenian nursing homes in 2015.