Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital

Authors : Beril Alp, Taşkın Kılıç

Pages : 248-264

Doi:10.31201/ijhmt.1679353

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Publication Date : 2025-07-25

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: To analyse the causes of violence experienced by health workers in terms of different variables (gender, age, occupational type, level of education, response to violence, repetition of violence, unit, etc.). Materials and Methods: In this study, 30 health workers exposed to violence and 30 perpetrators of violence were interviewed at Ordu University Training and Research Hospital. A qualitative screening method was used in the study and the root causes of violence in health were analysed using a semi-structured interview technique with the health workers exposed to violence and the perpetrators of violence. The necessary information was obtained by contacting the Patient Rights Unit of Ordu University Training and Research Hospital. Results: Thirty of the participants were perpetrators of violence and thirty were exposed to violence; 15 were doctors, 10 were nurses and 5 were other health workers. Eleven of the perpetrators were female and 19 were male. Among health workers, 18 of the victims of violence were women and 12 were men. 66% of health workers had been subjected to violence. Forty per cent of perpetrators of violence were people who had been involved in previous incidents of violence. Non-compliance with hospital rules and procedures by the patient\\\'s carer was the main reason for violence, and it was found that all healthcare workers reported the violence to the judicial authorities. It was observed that the first reason for the patient-caregivers was that they found the treatment given by the health professionals to be inadequate or not to their liking.
Keywords : Şiddet, Şidetin türleri, Sağlıkta şiddetin nedenleri

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