Workplace violence in a tertiary care Israeli hospital - a systematic analysis of the types of violence, the perpetrators and hospital departments

Table 6 Years of seniority and association with exposure to violence, total population

Type of violence	By whom	Prevalence		Seniority (years) average + SD		Median		P value
Type of violence	By whom	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	P value
Verbal violence	Companion	311	341	13.3 ± 10.6	14.95 + 11.7	10	12	P = 0.056
Passive aggressive	Patient	317	334	13.1 ± 11	15.2 ± 11	10	13	P = 0.019
Equipment destruction	Companion	57	592	10.3 ± 9.4	14.5 ± 11.2	7	12	P = 0.013
Sexual harassment	Patient	44	608	8.6 ± 8.6	14.6 ± 11.2	5.75	12	P = 0.001
Sexual harassment	Companion	32	614	8.6 ± 8.5	14.5 + 11.2	5.25	12	P = 0.003

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