Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yu Xiao, Na Du, Jia Chen, Ya-lan Li, Qin-ming Qiu, Shao-yi Zhu
Summary: Weibo users on Sina Weibo played a significant role in spreading and discussing the CAGH incident, with most expressing sympathy for the attacked doctor and blaming the imperfect medical system as the main cause of the accident. However, only a small percentage of posts mentioned constructive strategies to prevent hospital violence.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Qian Yang, Ming Tai-Seale, Stephanie Liu, Yi Shen, Xiaobin Zhang, Xiaohua Xiao, Kejun Zhang
Summary: This study examines readers' responses to media reports on violence against doctors in China and finds that government interventions can temporarily influence public sentiment. Continued policy interventions are necessary to sustain the reduction of hostility toward medical doctors.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Shirmin Bintay Kader, Md. Marufur Rahman, Md. Khaledul Hasan, Md. Mohibur Hossain, Jobaida Saba, Sophia Kaufman, Enryka Christopher, Kamrun Nahar Koly
Summary: This study explores factors influencing incidents of violence against healthcare professionals in Bangladesh, highlighting that primary healthcare centers experience more violence due to resource limitations. The research identifies possible factors for reported violence in hospital settings and calls for hospital administrators to understand risk factors and take appropriate measures to prevent workplace violence. Further qualitative and quantitative research is needed to address the consequences of violence on healthcare workers and implement measures to mitigate these events.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Riyadh Lafta, Noor Qusay, Meighan Mary, Gilbert Burnham
Summary: The study found that 87.3% of doctors had experienced hospital violence in the previous 6 months, with most of it coming from patients' family or relatives. 415 out of 505 doctors reported an increase in violence since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with many feeling the situation will only worsen.
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuhao Si
Summary: The trend of violent events against physicians in China continues, with doctors and medical institutions being perceived as weak compared to patients and their relatives, due to biased media coverage. There is a need for strict laws to be enforced in order to protect the safety of physicians in China.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Policy & Services
Md. Shahjalal, Mohammad Morshad Alam, Md Nafiul Alam Khan, Arifa Sultana, Sanjana Zaman, Ahmed Hossain, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence and associated factors of physical violence against doctors in Bangladeshi tertiary care hospitals. The results showed that about 12.3% of doctors had experienced physical violence in the 12 months prior to the survey. Male, younger, unmarried doctors from public hospitals and those working in emergency departments were more likely to be victims of physical violence. Majority of the violence came from patients' relatives. To prevent hospital violence in Bangladesh, it is important to improve human resources, patient management, and provide physician training.
HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jing Ma, Xi Chen, Qiongjuan Zheng, Yun Zhang, Zhi Ming, Dongxin Wang, Hua Wu, Haisen Ye, Xiaoxuan Zhou, Yunxuan Xu, Renjiao Li, Xia Sheng, Fangxiu Fan, Zuiwen Yang, Ting Luo, Yajun Lu, Ye Deng, Fen Yang, Chuntao Liu, Chunyu Liu, Xiaosong Li
Summary: Serious workplace violence against healthcare providers in China mainly involves physical attacks, often with the use of weapons, with doctors being the primary victims. The incidents are more common in urban areas, teaching hospitals, and tertiary hospitals, particularly in the Emergency Department, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, and pediatric departments. The implementation of a law in 2015 may have contributed to a decrease in serious workplace violence incidents.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Guochen Chen, Chunlei Li
Summary: Violence against doctors is a global concern, particularly in China where medical workers face severe violence on a large scale. The loss of trust between doctors and patients is the main reason for such violence, and effective communication is key to restoring this trust. The Chinese government should take measures to improve the doctor-patient relationship, while medical institutions, social networks, and health departments should play a role in providing medical knowledge, guiding patients to have reasonable expectations, and training communication skills.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zhaohui Su, Barry L. Bentley, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Dean Mcdonnell, Junaid Ahmad, Sabina Segalo, Hengcai Chen, Claudimar Pereira da Veiga, Yu-Tao Xiang
Summary: Violence against women is a serious problem in China, with men frequently verbally or physically assaulting women, whether or not they are their partners, in broad daylight. COVID-19 and its restrictions have exacerbated the issue by limiting women's ability to escape abuse and society's ability to provide timely help. This paper discusses the policy imperatives for countries like China to establish effective guardrails and support systems to protect women from the dehumanizing and destabilizing crime that is violence against women.
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Social
Qian Yang, Shi S. Liu, Daniel Sullivan, Adam D. Galinsky
Summary: Violence against healthcare professionals is a serious problem worldwide, but there is a lack of evidence-based solutions. This research shows that low feelings of control among patients and their family members lead to blaming doctors, which threatens doctor-patient relationships. Increasing patients' sense of control can improve these relationships.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Zihui Lei, Shijiao Yan, Heng Jiang, Jing Feng, Shuyang Han, Chulani Herath, Xin Shen, Rui Min, Chuanzhu Lv, Yong Gan
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence, characteristics, and predictors of workplace violence (WPV) against emergency department (ED) nurses in China. The results showed a relatively high prevalence of WPV among ED nurses, with a significant proportion experiencing nonphysical and physical violence. Male nurses, those with bachelor's degrees and higher incomes, working in central China, holding higher professional titles, having more experience, doing shift work, and experiencing higher work stress were more likely to experience WPV.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Guochen Chen
Summary: The lack of medical humanistic care has led to tension between doctors and patients and frequent incidents of violence against doctors. Improvement in medical humanistic care is an effective way to reduce violence against doctors and enhance China's medical development and progress.
JOURNAL OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY HEALTHCARE
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ke Su, Cheng Zhang, Ju Huang
Summary: This study analyzed data from 41 public hospitals in three cities in China from 2016 to 2020 to examine trends in patient and visitor violence (PVV) and the effects of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results showed that as the level of IPC measures increased, the incidence rate of PVV decreased. The multi-dimensional and comprehensive IPC measures implemented in China during the pandemic not only controlled the spread of the virus but also reduced the occurrence of PVV.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Letter
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yuhao Si
Summary: The outbreak of COVID-19 led to Dr. Li Wenliang becoming a whistleblower, highlighting the issue of insufficient disclosure power for Chinese doctors. Prompt actions from the government and public are necessary to enhance doctors' power of disclosure.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Omer Alkan, Ceyhun Sercemeli, Kenan Ozmen
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing verbal and psychological violence against women in Turkey. The findings revealed that women whose husbands or partners cheated and used alcohol were more likely to experience verbal and psychological violence. Women who had been exposed to physical, economic, and sexual violence were also more likely to be subjected to verbal and psychological violence. Exposure to violence by first-degree relatives increased the likelihood of experiencing verbal and psychological violence.
