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Cross-sectional study of aggression against Spanish nursing personnel and effects on somatisation of physical symptoms

dc.contributor.authorPérez-Fuentes M.D.C.
dc.contributor.authorMolero Jurado M.D.M.
dc.contributor.authorMartos Martínez Á.
dc.contributor.authorSimón Márquez M.D.M.
dc.contributor.authorOropesa Ruiz N.F.
dc.contributor.authorGázquez Linares J.J.
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-02T22:26:23Z
dc.date.available2020-09-02T22:26:23Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034143
dc.identifier.citation10, 3, -
dc.identifier.issn20446055
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12728/5888
dc.descriptionIntroduction Violence against nursing personnel in their place of work is a severe problem generating important consequences for these workers. Even though there is a large body of research on the subject, the emotional impact of aggression against healthcare workers continues to be debated. Objectives The objective of this quantitative, observational cross-sectional study was to analyse the effects of aggression against nursing personnel and the mediating role of anxiety in somaticising physical symptoms. Method The sample was made up of 1357 nursing professionals who answered questionnaires evaluating their sensitivity to anxiety and the presence of somatic symptoms. Results Of the professionals who indicated that they had been the victims of aggression by family members or patients in the previous year, 52.8% said it had happened to them on one occasion, 25.2% had experienced two episodes, while 6.9% and 15.1% said they had undergone three or more aggressions, respectively. Although 89.3% of the professionals affected by acts of indicated that they had not undergone physical or psychological consequences, there was a higher prevalence of somatic alteration among workers who had been victims of violence in the workplace. Furthermore, aggression at work had a direct effect on physical somatisation, which in turn acted as a mediator in the level of anxiety of nursing professionals. Thus, aggression increased the level of anxiety of nurses through the appearance of somatic symptoms. Conclusions The results are discussed based on some of the consequences that appeared after episodes of aggression in the healthcare sector and their relationship. © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMJ Publishing Group
dc.subjecthealth & safety
dc.subjecthuman resource management
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectviolence
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectaggression
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectcross-sectional study
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectnursing home patient
dc.subjectnursing staff
dc.subjectobservational study
dc.subjectphysical disease
dc.subjectquantitative analysis
dc.subjectsomatization
dc.subjectsymptomatology
dc.subjectvictim
dc.subjectwork environment
dc.subjectworkplace violence
dc.titleCross-sectional study of aggression against Spanish nursing personnel and effects on somatisation of physical symptoms
dc.typeArticle


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