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Perceived aggression towards nurses: study in two Italian health institutions

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  • Alessandra Zampieron
  • Marilena Galeazzo
  • Susanna Turra
  • Alessandra Buja

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Aims. The goal of the present study was to quantify the perceived aggression towards nurses working in two Italian health care institutions and to verify the hypothesis of an association between the characteristics of aggressors and the type of aggression. Background. Violence and aggressiveness, particularly aimed at nurses, are a common, but inadequately investigated phenomenon in Italian health care institutions. Design. A cross‐sectional study. Methods. The study was performed, studying a sample of 700 nurses (37% of the personnel in 94 units) in two health care institutions in northeast Italy using an anonymous multiple‐choice questionnaire. Results. Forty‐nine percent of the nurses responded that they had experienced aggression in the previous year, 82% of that was only verbal. This happened more often to female nurses working in the emergency department and in geriatric and psychiatric units. A statistically significant association (p

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  • Alessandra Zampieron & Marilena Galeazzo & Susanna Turra & Alessandra Buja, 2010. "Perceived aggression towards nurses: study in two Italian health institutions," Journal of Clinical Nursing, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 19(15‐16), pages 2329-2341, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jocnur:v:19:y:2010:i:15-16:p:2329-2341
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03118.x
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