Table 3.

Professionals assaulted, aggressors, and violent events reported in VIF (n=187)

Demographic and professional data of health workers assaulted
Gender, n (%)	53 (28) Males 134 (72) Females
Age (years), mean ± SD (min–max)	40.44±7.83 (24–67)
Work seniority (years), mean ± SD (min–max)	12.88 ±7.79 (1–41)
Professional qualification, n (%)	125 (67) Nurses 23 (12) Physicians 34 (18) Nursing assistants 5 (3) Head nurses
Variables of aggressor
Gender, n (%)	110 (60) Males 72 (40) Females
Age (years), mean ± SD	52.55±17.86
Typology of aggressor, n (%)	97 (51) Patients 58 (31) Patients’ relatives, care givers, and visitors 16 (9) Coworkers 16 (9) More than one category
Mental conditions, n (%)	82 (44) Conscious and normal 32 (17) Affected by psychiatric disease 30 (16) Affected by cognitive impairment 20 (11) Conditioned by drug or abuse substance effects 16 (8) Not evaluable 7 (4) Affected by more than one pathological alteration
Type and management of violent event
Type of aggression, n (%)	96 (51) Verbal violence 91 (49) Physical violence (with and without weapons)
Management of violent event by the professional assaulted, n (%)	69 (37) By himself/herself 41 (22) Rescued by others 40 (21) Call for help 37 (20) No reaction

Abbreviation: VIF, Violent Incident Form.