David Pina1, Paloma Llor-Zaragoza2, Esteban Puente-López3, Ángela Egea-Fuentes1, Jose Antonio Ruiz-Hernández4, Bartolomé Llor-Esteban5. 1. Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. 2. Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (INSS), Ministerio de Trabajo, Migraciones y Seguridad Social, Madrid, Spain. 3. Servicio Externo de Ciencias y Técnicas Forenses (SECYTEF), Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. 4. Departamento de Psicología Social y Psiquiatría, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain. 5. Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: User violence toward health workers is a growing problem. Several studies report that it is increasing and there is also an increase in the number of complaints by these professionals. Within the health system, Mental Health services have been identified as a collective at special risk. AIMS: This study aims to examine in greater depth the differences in perceived user violence against health professionals, as well as its consequences, comparing two large groups: psychiatrists and clinical psychologists. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, self-reported questionnaires were applied to a sample of 138 professionals from all the public centers in the Region of Murcia (southwest of Spain) that have a Mental Health Unit. RESULTS: The results show that psychiatrists are significantly more exposed to user violence, both verbal and physical, revealing a relationship with job dissatisfaction, emotional exhaustion, professional effectiveness, and cynicism. CONCLUSIONS: The present study provides evidence on the differences in the perception of violence of users towards psychologists and psychiatrists, being those who show that they claim to be more exposed. Furthermore, this violence is associated with burnout, job dissatisfaction, somatic symptoms, anxiety, or depression, among other consequences.
BACKGROUND: User violence toward health workers is a growing problem. Several studies report that it is increasing and there is also an increase in the number of complaints by these professionals. Within the health system, Mental Health services have been identified as a collective at special risk. AIMS: This study aims to examine in greater depth the differences in perceived user violence against health professionals, as well as its consequences, comparing two large groups: psychiatrists and clinical psychologists. METHODS: Using a cross-sectional design, self-reported questionnaires were applied to a sample of 138 professionals from all the public centers in the Region of Murcia (southwest of Spain) that have a Mental Health Unit. RESULTS: The results show that psychiatrists are significantly more exposed to user violence, both verbal and physical, revealing a relationship with job dissatisfaction, emotional exhaustion, professional effectiveness, and cynicism. CONCLUSIONS: The present study provides evidence on the differences in the perception of violence of users towards psychologists and psychiatrists, being those who show that they claim to be more exposed. Furthermore, this violence is associated with burnout, job dissatisfaction, somatic symptoms, anxiety, or depression, among other consequences.
Authors: David Pina; Carmen María Peñalver-Monteagudo; José Antonio Ruiz-Hernández; José Antonio Rabadán-García; Paloma López-Ros; Begoña Martínez-Jarreta Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-06-15
Authors: David Pina; Paloma López-Ros; Aurelio Luna-Maldonado; Aurelio Luna Ruiz-Caballero; Bartolomé Llor-Esteban; Jose Antonio Ruiz-Hernández; Jesús Javier García-Jiménez; Esteban Puente-López; Begoña Martínez-Jarreta Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2021-12-16