Korean J Occup Health Nurs.  2013 Aug;22(3):240-248.

The Influence of Workplace Violence on Anger and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder among Nurses

• Yi H
• Moon HS
• Shin MK

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study was done to identify the influence of workplace violence on anger and post traumatic stress disorder among nurses.
METHODS
The research design for this study was a descriptive survey design using a random sampling. Data collection was done using self-questionnaire with 477 nurses. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, chi2-test and logistics regression.
RESULTS
The incidences of total violence, verbal, physical, and sexual violence were 31.2%, 28.7%, 6.3%, 3.6% of the nurses, respectively. Anger was significantly associated with verbal violence (OR: 2.34, CI: 1.40~3.91) and physical violence (OR:4.85 CI: 1.67~14.13). Post traumatic stress disorder was significantly associated with verbal violence (OR: 15.99, CI: 9.58~26.69) and physical violence (OR: 5.37, CI: 1.66~17.40).
CONCLUSION
To promote psychological health in nurses, there is a need to develop prevention programs to decrease workplace violence and to develop programs supporting psychological aspects of verbal violence that nurses experience.

Keyword

Workplace violence; Anger; Post traumatic stress disorder

MeSH Terms

Anger
Data Collection
Incidence
Sex Offenses
Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Violence