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. 2019 Nov 10;9(11):e031546. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031546

Table 3.

Findings from text corpus of administrative records compiled by male HCW victims of workplace violence

Verbal violence Corporeal assault
Class I Class II Class III Class IV Class V
Words χ2 Words χ2 Words χ2 Words χ2 Words χ2
Wait< 47 Insult< 48 Colleague+ 12 Launch< 57 Follow< 24
Ask< 30 Staff 11 Ward 11 Object+ 45 Therap+ 20
Visit 25 Motiv< 10 Verbal< 11 Kick+ 22 Nois+ 19
Time 24 Recei< 9 Patient+ 11 Hit< 16 Attempt< 15
Behaviour+ 24 Phon+ 9 Relative+ 9 Person< 16 Violen< 15
Illustrative variables: emergency room, nurse Illustrative variables: emergency room, professional team's back-office activity Illustrative variables: ward, medical doctor, midwife Illustrative variables: psychiatric ward, administrative staff Illustrative variables: psychiatric ward, nurse

HCW, healthcare worker.