Poor Work Ability Is Associated with Workplace Violence in Nurses: A Two-Wave Panel Data Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- The WAI score is a significant predictor of the risk of aggression in nurses.
- Social support is a protective factor against violence.
- Occupational stress is a predisposing factor of aggression.
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Population and Design of the Study
2.2. Questionnaire
2.3. Statistics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Type of Violence | Odds Ratio * | Confidence Intervals 95% | p |
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Physical | 0.945 | 0.891; 1.003 | 0.062 |
Threats | 0.943 | 0.899; 0.990 | 0.018 |
Harassment | 0.941 | 0.896; 0.988 | 0.014 |
Any type of violence | 0.942 | 0.903; 0.983 | 0.006 |
Type of Violence | Odds Ratio * | Confidence Intervals 95% | p |
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Physical | 0.890 | 0.840; 0.942 | 0.001 |
Threats | 0.887 | 0.842; 0.933 | 0.001 |
Harassment | 0.885 | 0.844; 0.929 | 0.001 |
Any type of violence | 0.880 | 0.839; 0.923 | 0.001 |
Type of Violence | Model I * OR (CI95%) | p | Model II ** OR (CI95%) | p | |
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Physical | WAI | 0.952 (0.896; 1.012) | 0.114 | 0.980 (0.917; 1.047) | 0.551 |
Support | 0.944 (0.832; 1.070) | 0.367 | 1.012 (0.876; 1.168) | 0.875 | |
ERI | - | - | 3.903 (1.719; 8.861) | 0.001 | |
Threats | WAI | 0.950 (0.903; 1.000) | 0.049 | 0.975 (0.923; 1.031) | 0.373 |
Support | 0.951 (0.855; 1.059) | 0.361 | 1.020 (0.904; 1.151) | 0.743 | |
ERI | - | - | 3.867 (1.914; 7.812) | 0.001 | |
Harassment | WAI | 0.963 (0.914; 1.014) | 0.151 | 0.994 (0.938; 1.053) | 0.843 |
Support | 0.844 (0.757; 0.940) | 0.002 | 0.899 (0.800; 1.012) | 0.077 | |
ERI | - | - | 4.739 (2.294; 9.790) | 0.001 | |
Any type of violence | WAI | 0.960 (0.917; 1.004) | 0.074 | 0.984 (0.937; 1.033) | 0.512 |
Support | 0.868 (0.790; 0.953) | 0.003 | 0.919 (0.831; 1.016) | 0.097 | |
ERI | - | - | 3.655 (1.900; 7.030) | 0.001 |
Type of Violence | Model I * OR (CI95%) | p | Model II ** OR (CI95%) | p | |
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Physical | WAI | 0.889 (0.837; 0.944) | 0.001 | 0.902 (0.847; 0.961) | 0.001 |
Support | 1.015 (0.889; 1.159) | 0.828 | 1.068 (0.922; 1.237) | 0.382 | |
ERI | - | - | 2.495 (1.088; 5.724) | 0.031 | |
Threats | WAI | 0.894 (0.847; 0.943) | 0.001 | 0.908 (0.858; 0.961) | 0.001 |
Support | 0.946 (0.845; 1.059) | 0.336 | 1.008 (0.890; 1.143) | 0.897 | |
ERI | - | - | 3.296 (1.581; 6.873) | 0.001 | |
Harassment | WAI | 0.895 (0.851; 0.941) | 0.001 | 0.912 (0.865; 0.962) | 0.001 |
Support | 0.917 (0.827; 1.016) | 0.096 | 0.991 (0.884; 1.110) | 0.872 | |
ERI | - | - | 4.587 (2.261; 9.304) | 0.001 | |
Any type of violence | WAI | 0.889 (0.846; 0.934) | 0.001 | 0.904 (0.858; 0.952) | 0.001 |
Support | 0.921 (0.834; 1.017) | 0.104 | 0.982 (0.881; 1.094) | 0.741 | |
ERI | - | - | 3.537 (1.801; 6.947) | 0.001 |
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Magnavita, N.; Meraglia, I. Poor Work Ability Is Associated with Workplace Violence in Nurses: A Two-Wave Panel Data Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2024, 21, 1118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091118
Magnavita N, Meraglia I. Poor Work Ability Is Associated with Workplace Violence in Nurses: A Two-Wave Panel Data Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024; 21(9):1118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091118
Chicago/Turabian StyleMagnavita, Nicola, and Igor Meraglia. 2024. "Poor Work Ability Is Associated with Workplace Violence in Nurses: A Two-Wave Panel Data Analysis" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 21, no. 9: 1118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091118