TABLE 3.
Prevalence Ratios (PRs) of Fair/Poor Self-Rated Health Status and Work-Related Health Problems Associated With Reported Physical Assault or Verbal Abuse: National Convention of the Philippine Nurses Association, Philippines, 2007
| Health Outcome | Physical Assault, PR (95% CI) | Verbal Abuse, PR (95% CI) |
| Self-rated health, fair/poor | 1.37 (0.48, 3.93) | 1.94 (1.09, 3.45) |
| Work-related injury in past year | 1.48 (1.00, 2.20) | 1.72 (1.34, 2.23) |
| Work-related illness in past year | 1.46 (0.99, 2.15) | 1.68 (1.32, 2.14) |
| Missed > 2 workdays in past year because of work-related health problemsa | 1.54 (1.02, 2.33) | 1.32 (0.98, 1.78) |
Note. CI = confidence interval, PR = prevalence ratio. Physical assault and verbal abuse were examined in separate models. Parameter estimates were aggregated from 10 imputed data sets. Sample size was n = 687. All models were adjusted for age, work setting, work hours, shift type, lifting device availability, and time spent on direct patient care.
a
Additional adjustments were made for work-related injury and illness.