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Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey’s emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey Başak Bayram,1 Murat Çetin,2 Neşe Çolak Oray,1 İsmail Özgür Can3
To cite: Bayram B, Çetin M, Çolak Oray N, et al. Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey’s emergency departments: a crosssectional survey. BMJ Open 2017;7:e013568. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2016-013568 ►► Prepublication history and additional material are available. To view these files please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi. org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016- 013568).
Received 25 July 2016 Revised 9 March 2017 Accepted 10 March 2017
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Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of Health Tekirdağ Public Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey 3 Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey Correspondence to Dr Başak Bayram; b asakdr@ yahoo.com
Abstract
Objective We aimed to determine the prevalence of violence directed at emergency department (ED) physicians in Turkey and confirm the factors influencing such violence. Design Cross-sectional survey study. Setting Country of Turkey. Participants Physicians currently practising in EDs in Turkey. Main outcome measures The prevalence of violence directed at physicians and factors that may influence it, such as physicians’ personal characteristics, ED characteristics and physicians’ opinions regarding the causes of and suggested methods of preventing violence. Results A total of 713 physicians participated. Of these, 78.1% reported being subjected to violence in the past year and 65.9% reported more than one such incident. Being subjected to violence was related to age (p=0.008), working in an ED with a high patient admission rate (p=0.018), current position (p
Research
Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey’s emergency departments: a cross-sectional survey Başak Bayram,1 Murat Çetin,2 Neşe Çolak Oray,1 İsmail Özgür Can3
To cite: Bayram B, Çetin M, Çolak Oray N, et al. Workplace violence against physicians in Turkey’s emergency departments: a crosssectional survey. BMJ Open 2017;7:e013568. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2016-013568 ►► Prepublication history and additional material are available. To view these files please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi. org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016- 013568).
Received 25 July 2016 Revised 9 March 2017 Accepted 10 March 2017
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Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey 2 Department of Emergency Medicine, Ministry of Health Tekirdağ Public Hospital, Tekirdağ, Turkey 3 Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey Correspondence to Dr Başak Bayram; b asakdr@ yahoo.com
Abstract
Objective We aimed to determine the prevalence of violence directed at emergency department (ED) physicians in Turkey and confirm the factors influencing such violence. Design Cross-sectional survey study. Setting Country of Turkey. Participants Physicians currently practising in EDs in Turkey. Main outcome measures The prevalence of violence directed at physicians and factors that may influence it, such as physicians’ personal characteristics, ED characteristics and physicians’ opinions regarding the causes of and suggested methods of preventing violence. Results A total of 713 physicians participated. Of these, 78.1% reported being subjected to violence in the past year and 65.9% reported more than one such incident. Being subjected to violence was related to age (p=0.008), working in an ED with a high patient admission rate (p=0.018), current position (p
