Workplace violence in primary care

Workplace violence is an increasing phenomenon in the health area, expressed in different ways such as harassment and sexual, physical or psychological aggression.This problem has been less studied at primary care centers than in hospitals. The objective of this paper was to determine the existence...

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Autores principales: Farias, Alejandra, Sanchez, Julieta, Avevedo, Gabriel
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Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014
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Violencia laboral
Acoso
Agresión sexual
Trabajadores de la salud
Atención Primaria de la Salud
Workplace violence
harassment
sexual aggression
health workers
primary care
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/6910
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Revista de Salud Pública de Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
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spelling I10-R360-article-69102025-04-03T12:07:46Z Workplace violence in primary care La violencia ocupacional en centros de atención primaria de la salud Farias, Alejandra Sanchez, Julieta Avevedo, Gabriel Violencia laboral Acoso Agresión sexual Trabajadores de la salud Atención Primaria de la Salud Workplace violence harassment sexual aggression health workers primary care Workplace violence is an increasing phenomenon in the health area, expressed in different ways such as harassment and sexual, physical or psychological aggression.This problem has been less studied at primary care centers than in hospitals. The objective of this paper was to determine the existence of situations of workplace violence to which primary care workers are exposed in the city of Cordoba. A transversal exploratory study was designed. The sample was made up of 183 workers selected at random. A self administered questionnaire was used. Respondents recognized violent situations in 64.1% of cases. Shouts (65.1%) and insults (55.1%) were the principal manifestations. External aggressors more frequently identified are patient’s family members or companions (80.1%); and internal aggressors are workers with higher hierarchy (46.4%). The conclusion is that primary care workers frequently recognize the existence of workplace violence and that psychological aggressions are the most common. La violencia laboral es un fenómeno creciente en el sector salud que se manifiesta en diversas formas: acoso, agresión física, sexual y psicológica. En centros de atención primaria este problema ha sido menos estudiado que en hospitales. El objetivo fue determinar la presencia de situaciones de violencia laboral a la que están expuestos trabajadores de atención primaria de la ciudad de Córdoba. Se diseñó un estudio exploratorio de corte transversal. La muestra fue de 183 trabajadores, escogidos aleatoriamente. Se aplicó un cuestionario autoadministrado. Los encuestados reconocieron situaciones de violencia en un 64,1%. Los gritos (65,1%) y los insultos (55,1%) fueron las principales manifestaciones. Los agresores externos identificados más frecuentemente son los familiares y/o acompañantes de pacientes (80,1%) y como agresores internos los trabajadores con mayor jerarquía (46,4%). Se concluye que los trabajadores de atención primaria reconocen frecuentemente la presencia de violencia laboral, siendo las más percibidas las de tipo psicológico. Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC 2014-03-20 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/6910 10.31052/1853.1180.v16.n1.6910 Revista de Salud Pública; Vol. 16 Núm. 1 (2012); 18-26 1852-9429 1853-1180 10.31052/1853.1180.v16.n1 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/6910/7982 Derechos de autor 1969 Universidad Nacional de Córdoba https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
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topic Violencia laboral
Acoso
Agresión sexual
Trabajadores de la salud
Atención Primaria de la Salud
Workplace violence
harassment
sexual aggression
health workers
primary care
spellingShingle Violencia laboral
Acoso
Agresión sexual
Trabajadores de la salud
Atención Primaria de la Salud
Workplace violence
harassment
sexual aggression
health workers
primary care
Farias, Alejandra
Sanchez, Julieta
Avevedo, Gabriel
Workplace violence in primary care
topic_facet Violencia laboral
Acoso
Agresión sexual
Trabajadores de la salud
Atención Primaria de la Salud
Workplace violence
harassment
sexual aggression
health workers
primary care
author Farias, Alejandra
Sanchez, Julieta
Avevedo, Gabriel
author_facet Farias, Alejandra
Sanchez, Julieta
Avevedo, Gabriel
author_sort Farias, Alejandra
title Workplace violence in primary care
title_short Workplace violence in primary care
title_full Workplace violence in primary care
title_fullStr Workplace violence in primary care
title_full_unstemmed Workplace violence in primary care
title_sort workplace violence in primary care
description Workplace violence is an increasing phenomenon in the health area, expressed in different ways such as harassment and sexual, physical or psychological aggression.This problem has been less studied at primary care centers than in hospitals. The objective of this paper was to determine the existence of situations of workplace violence to which primary care workers are exposed in the city of Cordoba. A transversal exploratory study was designed. The sample was made up of 183 workers selected at random. A self administered questionnaire was used. Respondents recognized violent situations in 64.1% of cases. Shouts (65.1%) and insults (55.1%) were the principal manifestations. External aggressors more frequently identified are patient’s family members or companions (80.1%); and internal aggressors are workers with higher hierarchy (46.4%). The conclusion is that primary care workers frequently recognize the existence of workplace violence and that psychological aggressions are the most common.
publisher Escuela de Salud Pública y Ambiente. Fac. Cs. Médicas UNC
publishDate 2014
url https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/RSD/article/view/6910
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