Table 2.
Characteristics of health professionals involved in violent episodes and who developed post-traumatic stress symptoms.
| Participants N = 200 | Episode of violence N = 93 | p-value | Post- traumatic stress symptoms N = 33 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Professional profile | |||||
| Other | 22 (11.0) | 8 (8.6) | – | 4 (12.1) | – |
| Nurse | 107 (53.5) | 47 (50.5) | 19 (57.6) | ||
| Physician | 71 (35.5) | 38 (40.9) | 10 (30.3) | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 144 (72.0) | 64 (68.8) | – | 23 (69.7) | – |
| Men | 53 (26.5) | 27 (29.0) | 8 (24.2) | ||
| Missing | 3 (1.5) | 2 (2.2) | 2 (2.1) | ||
| Age group (years) | |||||
| 20–40 | 70 (35.0) | 33 (35.5) | – | 13 (39.4) | – |
| 41–60 | 103 (51.5) | 47 (50.5) | 18 (54.5) | ||
| 61 or more | 27 (13.5) | 13 (14.0) | 2 (2.1) | ||
| Years of service | |||||
| Less than 20 | 92 (46.0) | 44 (47.3) | – | 17 (51.5) | – |
| 20 or more | 108 (54.0) | 49 (52.7) | 16 (48.5) | ||
| Education | |||||
| Bachelor degree or lower | 77 (38.5) | 28 (30.1) | <0.05 | 10 (30.3) | – |
| Master’s degree or higher | 123 (61.5) | 65 (69.9) | 23 (69.7) | ||
| Role in the campaign | |||||
| Administrator or session leader | 145 (72.5) | 67 (72.0) | - | 18 (54.5) | <0.05 |
| Support staff | 55 (27.5) | 26 (28.0) | 15 (45.4) | ||
| Area of service | |||||
| Directional, public health and diagnostic | 46 (23.0) | 22 (26.7) | - | 10 (30.3) | <0.05 |
| Emergency care and ICU | 29 (14.5) | 11 (11.8) | 3 (9.1) | ||
| Clinical and surgical care | 75 (37.5) | 38 (40.9) | 8 (24.2) | ||
| Primary care | 40 (20.0) | 16 (17.2) | 10 (30.3) | ||
| Other | 10 (5.0) | 6 (6.4) | 2 (2.1) | ||