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Abstract
Aims: To analyse and synthesise knowledge on workplace violence perpetrated by patients and caregivers against nurses, its consequences and strategies to prevent this phenomenon.
Design: A systematic review of the literature was conducted following the method of the Center for Reviews and Determination and reported in accordance with the PRISMA checklist. A pre-defined protocol was designed (PROSPERO ID: CRD42023432271).
Methods: Three researchers screened eligible studies independently. The Joanna Briggs Institute Critical Appraisal for Analytical Cross-Sectional Studies was used to assess the risk of bias within the studies included.
Data sources: Quantitative primary studies published between January 2012 and June 2023 were included through specific research strings used in the CINHAL, Scopus, PubMed and PsychInfo databases.
Results: A total of 15 studies were selected, the majority of which were cross-sectional and observational. The consequences related to events of verbal and physical violence were highlighted, ranging from the psychological to the physical effects on nurses' mental health, for example, gastrointestinal symptoms, headache and sleep problems. Four studies analysed the strategies used to cope with such violence.
Conclusion: The results showed that aggression on the part of patients affects nurses' health adversely on both a personal and a work level, and makes it necessary to pay more attention to the phenomenon and to find strategies to reduce the incidents, such as developing policies to safeguard the professionals' physical and mental health.
Implications for the profession and/or patient care: Nurses and nursing managers should be aware of violence and its consequences on the victims' health. Therefore, it is essential for nursing managers to develop effective policies to reduce violence and its consequences.
期刊介绍:
The Journal of Clinical Nursing (JCN) is an international, peer reviewed, scientific journal that seeks to promote the development and exchange of knowledge that is directly relevant to all spheres of nursing practice. The primary aim is to promote a high standard of clinically related scholarship which advances and supports the practice and discipline of nursing. The Journal also aims to promote the international exchange of ideas and experience that draws from the different cultures in which practice takes place. Further, JCN seeks to enrich insight into clinical need and the implications for nursing intervention and models of service delivery. Emphasis is placed on promoting critical debate on the art and science of nursing practice.
JCN is essential reading for anyone involved in nursing practice, whether clinicians, researchers, educators, managers, policy makers, or students. The development of clinical practice and the changing patterns of inter-professional working are also central to JCN''s scope of interest. Contributions are welcomed from other health professionals on issues that have a direct impact on nursing practice.
We publish high quality papers from across the methodological spectrum that make an important and novel contribution to the field of clinical nursing (regardless of where care is provided), and which demonstrate clinical application and international relevance.