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Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital
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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.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Destekleyen Kurum
Ordu University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Health Management
Etik Beyan
Çalışma Ordu Üniversitesi Sosyal ve Beşeri Araştırmalar Etik Kuruluna sunulmuş ve Etik Kurulun 24.11.2022 tarih ve 2022/220 sayılı kararı alınmıştır (Ek-1).
Kaynakça
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi, Sağlık ve Toplum Hizmetleri
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Erken Görünüm Tarihi
23 Temmuz 2025
Yayımlanma Tarihi
25 Temmuz 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
18 Nisan 2025
Kabul Tarihi
26 Haziran 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2
APA
Alp, B., & Kılıç, T. (2025). Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, 10(2), 248-264. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1679353
AMA
1.Alp B, Kılıç T. Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 2025;10(2):248-264. doi:10.31201/ijhmt.1679353
Chicago
Alp, Beril, ve Taşkın Kılıç. 2025. “Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital”. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism 10 (2): 248-64. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1679353.
EndNote
Alp B, Kılıç T (01 Temmuz 2025) Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism 10 2 248–264.
IEEE
[1]B. Alp ve T. Kılıç, “Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital”, International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, c. 10, sy 2, ss. 248–264, Tem. 2025, doi: 10.31201/ijhmt.1679353.
ISNAD
Alp, Beril - Kılıç, Taşkın. “Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital”. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism 10/2 (01 Temmuz 2025): 248-264. https://doi.org/10.31201/ijhmt.1679353.
JAMA
1.Alp B, Kılıç T. Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 2025;10:248–264.
MLA
Alp, Beril, ve Taşkın Kılıç. “Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital”. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism, c. 10, sy 2, Temmuz 2025, ss. 248-64, doi:10.31201/ijhmt.1679353.
Vancouver
1.Beril Alp, Taşkın Kılıç. Understanding the Roots of Violence Against Health Workers: A Case Study from a Turkish Public Hospital. International Journal of Health Management and Tourism. 01 Temmuz 2025;10(2):248-64. doi:10.31201/ijhmt.1679353