From: Violence against physicians and nurses in a hospital: How does it happen? A mixed-methods study
Categories | Total Responses | Percent |
---|---|---|
 1. Staff behavior Dismissive attitude, arrogance, superiority, disrespect, blunt tone, extreme and violent reactions, lack of guidance and misalignment of expectations | 1576 | 38.9% |
 2. Patient behavior Culture, violent attitude, sickness, anxiety, loss, drugs/alcohol/medications, psychiatric disease;feeling of loss and fear | 1076 | 26.5% |
 3. Hospital setting and organizational conditions Uncomfortable physical conditions, lack of staffing, lack of transparency, lack of support for staff support, architectural design of location | 704 | 17.3% |
 4. Waiting Time Waiting time for examinations, treatments, physician consultation, and imaging | 384 | 9.5% |
 5. Dealing with and Resolving a Violent Event | 128 | 3.1% |
 6. Others Personal and others’ stories of violent episodes | 179 | 4.3% |
Total | 4047 | 100% |