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Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units

INTRODUCTION: Workplace violence (WPV) is a growing concern that constitutes a major threat to occupational health and safety, thereby comprising a priority issue for policymakers. Given the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and comorbidities among the Lebanese population, nurses working in...

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Autores principales: Morra, Sana, Fawaz, Mirna, Rayan, Ahmad, Malak, Malakeh Z., Abdalrahim, Asem, Al-Amer, Rasmieh, Al Omari, Omar, Ayed, Ahmad, Al-Dwaikat, Tariq, Ayasreh, Ibrahim, Al-Osoufe, Laith, Mohammad, Khitam Ibrahem, Alhroub, Nisser, Al Dameery, Khloud, ALBashtawy, Mohammed, Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10226333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608231177800
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author Morra, Sana
Fawaz, Mirna
Rayan, Ahmad
Malak, Malakeh Z.
Abdalrahim, Asem
Al-Amer, Rasmieh
Al Omari, Omar
Ayed, Ahmad
Al-Dwaikat, Tariq
Ayasreh, Ibrahim
Al-Osoufe, Laith
Mohammad, Khitam Ibrahem
Alhroub, Nisser
Al Dameery, Khloud
ALBashtawy, Mohammed
Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
author_facet Morra, Sana
Fawaz, Mirna
Rayan, Ahmad
Malak, Malakeh Z.
Abdalrahim, Asem
Al-Amer, Rasmieh
Al Omari, Omar
Ayed, Ahmad
Al-Dwaikat, Tariq
Ayasreh, Ibrahim
Al-Osoufe, Laith
Mohammad, Khitam Ibrahem
Alhroub, Nisser
Al Dameery, Khloud
ALBashtawy, Mohammed
Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
author_sort Morra, Sana
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description INTRODUCTION: Workplace violence (WPV) is a growing concern that constitutes a major threat to occupational health and safety, thereby comprising a priority issue for policymakers. Given the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and comorbidities among the Lebanese population, nurses working in critical care settings encounter intense workloads and high-risk interactions, potentially increasing the risk of WPV. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the traumatic and psychological reactions of Lebanese critical nurses who have been exposed to WPV, and the risk factors for depression and anxiety. METHODS: The study utilized a cross-sectional descriptive correlational design; 112 critical care nurses from diverse departments took part in this study during the period of June to July 2021. RESULTS: A positive, significant correlation between WPV exposure and self-reported anxiety was observed, p = .03 with high levels of WPV, especially among patients and their families. Although verbal abuse was found to be more prevalent among critical care nurses in Lebanon compared to physical and sexual violence, the severity of the situation and its impact on the nurses’ mental health and well-being cannot be ignored. CONCLUSIONS: WPV for critical care nurses is a serious issue that needs to be considered. Policy-makers should develop the politics of regulating the nursing profession, especially for critical care nurses in Lebanon.
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spelling pubmed-102263332023-05-30 Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units Morra, Sana Fawaz, Mirna Rayan, Ahmad Malak, Malakeh Z. Abdalrahim, Asem Al-Amer, Rasmieh Al Omari, Omar Ayed, Ahmad Al-Dwaikat, Tariq Ayasreh, Ibrahim Al-Osoufe, Laith Mohammad, Khitam Ibrahem Alhroub, Nisser Al Dameery, Khloud ALBashtawy, Mohammed Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah SAGE Open Nurs Original Research Article INTRODUCTION: Workplace violence (WPV) is a growing concern that constitutes a major threat to occupational health and safety, thereby comprising a priority issue for policymakers. Given the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and comorbidities among the Lebanese population, nurses working in critical care settings encounter intense workloads and high-risk interactions, potentially increasing the risk of WPV. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the traumatic and psychological reactions of Lebanese critical nurses who have been exposed to WPV, and the risk factors for depression and anxiety. METHODS: The study utilized a cross-sectional descriptive correlational design; 112 critical care nurses from diverse departments took part in this study during the period of June to July 2021. RESULTS: A positive, significant correlation between WPV exposure and self-reported anxiety was observed, p = .03 with high levels of WPV, especially among patients and their families. Although verbal abuse was found to be more prevalent among critical care nurses in Lebanon compared to physical and sexual violence, the severity of the situation and its impact on the nurses’ mental health and well-being cannot be ignored. CONCLUSIONS: WPV for critical care nurses is a serious issue that needs to be considered. Policy-makers should develop the politics of regulating the nursing profession, especially for critical care nurses in Lebanon. SAGE Publications 2023-05-25 /pmc/articles/PMC10226333/ /pubmed/37255581 http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608231177800 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
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Morra, Sana
Fawaz, Mirna
Rayan, Ahmad
Malak, Malakeh Z.
Abdalrahim, Asem
Al-Amer, Rasmieh
Al Omari, Omar
Ayed, Ahmad
Al-Dwaikat, Tariq
Ayasreh, Ibrahim
Al-Osoufe, Laith
Mohammad, Khitam Ibrahem
Alhroub, Nisser
Al Dameery, Khloud
ALBashtawy, Mohammed
Alkhawaldeh, Abdullah
Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units
title Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units
title_full Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units
title_fullStr Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units
title_full_unstemmed Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units
title_short Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units
title_sort psychological reactions of lebanese nurses to workplace violence in critical care units
topic Original Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10226333/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37255581
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/23779608231177800
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