Evidence of Horizontal Violence in Healthcare Settings: A Narrative Review

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Dear Authors,

Congratulations on the subject chosen and on the study developed. Your  manuscript is well organized, well written and clear.

I share with you some ideas/comments/suggestions/questions hoping they can contribute to improving the quality of your manuscript:

- In line 57 it is said "given the small number of studies on this point already present in the literature". Being so (even though you presented no evidence to support such claim), why didn't you opted for a systematic review? Better still, why didn't you follow PRISMA and presented a systematic literature review (very little is missing) or an integrative review?

- Why were PubMed, Scopus and CINAHL chosen?

- You justified the period of your research. Nevertheless, it would be interesting to add since when and how many studies were indexed in the 3 databases using the selected keywords. This way the readers would have a more comprehensive idea of the research field.

-   It would be relevant to confirm if no systematic review on the subject was published in the period under consideration (in the selected databases) and report it in the manuscript.

- A reflection on the limitations of your study (not only the studies analyzed) would be interesting.

- A final review of the manuscript will surely help you identify 3 or 4 very minor English language issues. 

Author Response

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Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Review comments are in the attached file 

Comments for author File: Comments.pdf

Comments on the Quality of English Language

The authors need to correct several minor grammatical errors in the manuscript. Needs to be written in a single voice and the transitions need to be paid attention to in several spots. 

Author Response

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Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

Good job on the updates to your manuscript

Author Response

Comments 1: Good job on the updates to your manuscript.

Response 1: We appreciate the Reviewer for dedicating time to evaluate the revised manuscript and for providing valuable feedback and suggestions that have enhanced its quality.