Table 4.
Multiple logistic regression of the factors influencing workers’ choices of strategies to prevent workplace violence.
| Dimensions | Strategies | Variables | OR | 95% CI | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual | Use batons, helmets, and other protective equipment | Profession | |||
| Nurses | - | - | - | ||
| Medical Technicians | 0.428 | 0.221–0.830 | 0.012 | ||
| Others | - | - | - | ||
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | - | - | - | ||
| both types of violence | 2.026 | 1.356–3.027 | <0.001 | ||
| Improve competence in diagnosis and treatment | Working rotating shifts | 0.778 | 0.609–0.993 | 0.044 | |
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | 0.654 | 0.518–0.825 | <0.001 | ||
| Improve doctor-patient communication skills | Working rotating shifts | 0.703 | 0.554–0.891 | 0.004 | |
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | 0.723 | 0.567–0.922 | 0.009 | ||
| both types of violence | - | - | - | ||
| Organisational | Target training to strengthen competence in responding to violence | Age | 0.867 | 0.768–0.980 | 0.022 |
| Working rotating shifts | 0.642 | 0.499–0.826 | 0.001 | ||
| Anxiety level | 1.208 | 1.111–1.313 | <0.001 | ||
| Profession | |||||
| Nurses | - | - | - | ||
| Medical Technicians | 1.709 | 1.035–2.820 | 0.036 | ||
| Others | - | - | - | ||
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | 1.309 | 1.034–1.658 | 0.025 | ||
| both types of violence | - | - | - | ||
| Hospital improvements in violence reporting, statistics, and interventions | Anxiety level | 1.152 | 1.054–1.258 | 0.002 | |
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | - | - | - | ||
| both types of violence | 1.848 | 1.194–2.860 | 0.006 | ||
| Security patrols in the emergency department and other key departments | Working rotating shifts | 0.688 | 0.523–0.906 | 0.008 | |
| Anxiety level | 1.203 | 1.100–1.316 | <0.001 | ||
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | - | - | - | ||
| both types of violence | 1.686 | 1.058–2.688 | 0.028 | ||
| Reinforce staff with back-up support | Anxiety level | 1.208 | 1.102–1.326 | <0.001 | |
| Profession | |||||
| Nurses | 1.664 | 1.307–2.119 | <0.001 | ||
| Medical Technicians | - | - | - | ||
| Others | 1.54 | 1.029–2.307 | 0.036 | ||
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | 3.101 | 1.085–8.860 | 0.035 | ||
| psychological violence only | - | - | - | ||
| both types of violence | 1.508 | 1.003–2.267 | 0.049 | ||
| Improve the treatment process and shorten the waiting time | Violence | ||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | 0.693 | 0.551–0.870 | 0.002 | ||
| both types of violence | - | - | - | ||
| Install cameras on wards, keep work areas bright by using lights at night | Profession | ||||
| Nurses | 1.256 | 1.002–1.574 | 0.048 | ||
| Medical Technicians | - | - | - | ||
| Others | - | - | - | ||
| Promote transparency of fees, assure payment of fees | Anxiety level | 1.127 | 1.030–1.233 | 0.01 | |
| Social | Police officers stationed in the hospital | Sex | 0.667 | 0.501–0.889 | 0.006 |
| Anxiety level | 1.34 | 1.217–1.476 | <0.001 | ||
| Profession | |||||
| Nurses | 1.4 | 1.059–1.851 | 0.018 | ||
| Medical Technicians | - | - | - | ||
| Others | - | - | - | ||
| Violence | |||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | - | - | - | ||
| both types of violence | 2.155 | 1.401–3.317 | <0.001 | ||
| Enact workplace violence legislation | Age | 1.209 | 1.061–1.379 | 0.004 | |
| Anxiety level | 1.213 | 1.106–1.331 | <0.001 | ||
| Department | |||||
| Internal | - | - | - | ||
| Medical Technology | - | - | - | ||
| Emergency | - | - | - | ||
| Others | 1.824 | 1.110–2.999 | 0.178 | ||
| Enact workplace violence legislation | Violence | ||||
| physical violence only | - | - | - | ||
| psychological violence only | 1.968 | 1.523–2.543 | <0.001 | ||
| both types of violence | 2.113 | 1.344–3.323 | 0.001 | ||
| Develop violence prevention guidelines and plans | Anxiety level | 1.136 | 1.0418–1.239 | 0.004 | |
| Department | |||||
| Internal | - | - | - | ||
| Medical Technology | 0.465 | 0.247–0.876 | 0.018 | ||
| Emergency | - | - | - | ||
| Others | - | - | - | ||
| Correct perspective and reports by media, promote respect of medical workers | Anxiety level | 1.25 | 1.141–1.368 | <0.001 |