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REVISTA DA ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DA USP
Volume 49, Issue 3, Pages 457-464Publisher
UNIV SAO PAOLO
DOI: 10.1590/S0080-623420150000300014
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Workplace Violence; Occupational Health; Health Manpower; Nursing Staff
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Objective: Identifying the violence suffered by the health team workers and their association with Burnout and minor psychiatric disorders. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 269 health team professionals of a public hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through the use of the Survey Questionnaire: Workplace Violence in the Health Sector, Maslach Inventory Burnout and Self-Report Questionnaire. Results: Workplace violence struck 63.2% of workers, prevailing mostly in women (p = 0.001), among nursing auxiliaries/technicians (p=0.014) and was associated with minor psychiatric disorders (p<0.05), as exposure to different forms of violence increased the chances of these disorders by 60% (CI 95%: 1.2-2.1). The three Burnout dimensions were also associated to violence at work (p<0.05). Conclusion: Health workers experience violence in the workplace and this exposure is associated with Burnout symptoms and minor psychiatric disorders.
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