Physical and psychological violence in Jamaica's health sector
Rev. panam. salud p£blica
; 18(2): 114-121, August 2005. tab
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TT5
Ubicación: TT5; W1 RE712AW
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the prevalence of experiences with physical violence and psychological violence that health staff have had in the workplace in Jamaica, and to identify factors associated with those experiences of violence. DESIGN andMETHODS:
A total of 832 health staff answered the standardized questionnaire that was used in this cross-sectional study. Sampling was done at public facilities, including specialist, tertiary, and secondary hospitals in the Kingston Metropolitan Area; general hospitals in the rural parishes; and primary care centers in urban and rural areas. Sampling was also done in private hospitals and private medical centers.RESULTS:
Psychological violence was more prevalent than was physical violence. Verbal abuse had been experienced in the preceding year by 38.6 percent of the questionnaire respondents, bullying was reported by 12.4 percent, and physical violence was reported by 7.7 percent. In multivariate analyses there was a lower risk of physical violence for health staff who were 55 years or older, worked during the night, or worked mostly with mentally disabled patients, geriatric patients or HIV/AIDS patients. Staff members working mostly with psychiatric patients faced a higher risk of physical assaults than did other health staff. Of the various health occupations, nurses were the ones most likely to be verbally abused. In terms of age ranges, bullying was more commonly experieced by health staff 40-54 years old.CONCLUSIONS:
Violence in the health sector workplace in Jamaica is an occupational hazard that is of public health concern. Evaluation of the environment that creates risks for violence is necessary to guide the formulation of meaningful interventions for the country (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MedCarib
Asunto principal:
Estrés Psicológico
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Violencia
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Heridas y Lesiones
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Salud Laboral
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Personal de Salud
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Lugar de Trabajo
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Región del Caribe
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Jamaica
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Caribe ingles
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Jamaica
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pan am. j. public health
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Pan american journal of public health
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Rev Panam Salud Publica
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Rev. panam. salud p£blica
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Rev. panam. salud pública
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Rev. panam. salud pública (Online)
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Revista panamericana de salud pública
Año:
2005
Tipo del documento:
Article