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

Table 7 Years of seniority and association with exposure to violence, nurse vs physician

Type of violence	By whom	Victim	Prevalence		Seniority (years) average ± SD		Median		P value
Type of violence	By whom	Victim	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	P value
Verbal violence	Companion	Nurse	224	208	14.5 ± 10.9	14.5 ± 11.9	12	11	0.980
Verbal violence	Companion	Physician	84	131	9.89 ± 9.2	15.1 ± 11.1	5	15	0.001
Passive aggressive	Patient	Nurse	223	209	14 ± 11.1	15.1 ± 11.6	10	12	0.291
Passive aggressive	Patient	Physician	92	122	10.9 ± 10.5	15.3 ± 10.7	6	15	0.003
Sexual harassment	Patient	Nurse	35	397	9 ± 8.8	15 ± 11.5	6	12	0.02*
Sexual harassment	Companion	Nurse	25	401	9.5 ± 9	15 ± 11.5	6	12	0.018*
Sexual harassment	Patient	Physician	8	207	4.6 ± 3.5	13.7 ± 10.8	5.3	11	0.02*
Sexual harassment	Companion	Physician	6	209	3.3 ± 2	13.6 ± 10.8	3	10	0.013*

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