Frequency and risk factors influencing stress in the employees affected by violence and aggression (n=1457)
| Stress due to experienced violence and aggression | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | High N (%) | OR | 95% CI |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 75 (26) | 1 | – |
| Female | 391 (33) | 1.5** | 1.1 to 2.1 |
| Age | |||
| <29 years | 82 (26) | 0.7 | 0.4 to 1.1 |
| 30–39 years | 108 (30) | 0.7 | 0.5 to 1.0 |
| 40–49 years | 176 (34) | 0.8 | 0.6 to 1.1 |
| 50–59 years | 93 (38) | 1 | – |
| >60 years | 7 (39) | 1.1 | 0.4 to 3.2 |
| Setting | |||
| General hospital | 224 (32) | 1 | – |
| Outpatient care | 46 (37) | 1.3 | 0.9 to 2.0 |
| Inpatient geriatric care | 86 (29) | 0.5** | 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Workshop for people with disabilities | 52 (38) | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.9 |
| Residential home for people with disabilities | 44 (29) | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.4 |
| Other | 14 (36) | 0.9 | 0.4 to 1.8 |
| Physical violence | |||
| Less frequently | 164 (25) | 1 | – |
| Quarterly | 119 (35) | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.3 |
| Monthly | 66 (30) | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.7 |
| Weekly | 81 (47) | 2.1** | 1.4 to 3.2 |
| Daily | 36 (55) | 3.0** | 1.6 to 5.5 |
| Verbal aggression | |||
| Less frequently | 51 (22) | 1 | – |
| Quarterly | 89 (23) | 0.8 | 0.5 to 1.2 |
| Monthly | 115 (31) | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.8 |
| Weekly | 119 (36) | 1.6 | 1.0 to 2.4 |
| Daily | 92 (49) | 2.1** | 1.2 to 3.4 |
| Support at work by colleagues | |||
| Low | 73 (37) | 1 | – |
| Intermediate | 118 (39) | 1.1 | 0.7 to 1.6 |
| Good | 275 (29) | 0.8 | 0.6 to 1.2 |
| Training by the facility | |||
| Low | 199 (36) | 1 | – |
| Intermediate | 179 (34) | 1.0 | 0.7 to 1.3 |
| Good | 88 (23) | 0.6** | 0.4 to 0.8 |
**Statistically significant.