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ISSN 2063-5346
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IMPACT OF VIOLENCE IN HEALTH CARE WORKER IN WORKPLACE AT EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT IN THE GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITAL DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN SAUDI ARABIA2022.

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Khalid Mohammed K Alotaibi, Nasser Saadi Dhaifallah Alghbewee, Rawan Yousef Mohammad Aljohani, Abrar Abdulaziz Mohammed Noori, Heba Fahad Ali Yamani, Sultan Obaid Abdullah Al Qathami, Rayyan Tawfiq Ahmed Abdrali, Sameer Abdullah Khairallah Al-Zahrani, Waleed Khader Alsharif, Abdulrazak Mamdouh Alyamani, Abdulhakeem Ibrahim Aloufi, Essa Bakheet Motee Alawfi, Omar Saleh Alharbi, Matar Menwer Aloufi
» doi: 10.53555/ecb/2022.11.02.016

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Background: Emergency departments are currently dealing with a problem that is widely recognized, workplace violence against healthcare workers. It is known that there has been an increase over the years in attacks by patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) on healthcare workers; it is unclear what effect the COVID-19 pandemic has on these attacks. During the COVID-19 pandemic, significant cases of violence, intimidation, or stigmatization were targeted at healthcare workers (HCWs), patients, medical infrastructure and emergency department. These occurrences were most likely just the “tip of the iceberg,” with much more remaining unnoticed. The coronavirus pandemic is a global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that was discovered in Wuhan, China, for the first time, then spread all over the globe. Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the backbone of all healthcare systems. Therefore, they are at the front line of COVID-19 and confront threats that endanger their lives. Aim of the study: To explore the impact of violence in health care worker in workplace at emergency department in the governmental hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia2022. Method: Cross-sectional analytical study has been conducted at emergency departments (EDs), Ministry of in the governmental hospital during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia during data collection period 2022, the total sample has been (200) of health care worker. Results: the age the highest age was(44.0%) were( >30) years followed by 30-35years were(33.0%), regarding the gender the most of participant female were (71.0%) while males were (29.4%), regarding the nationality Saudi were (55.0%) while non-Saudi were (45.0%) regarding the marital status more than half of participant married(66.0%) and (17.0%)were single. Regarding Your qualification is majority of the participated had Bachelor were(31.0%), regarding Job title the majority of participated nursing were(75.0%). Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in attacks on healthcare workers in the ED. Trends compared to pre-pandemic months do not seem to indicate a return to normality. Health institutions and policymakers should develop strategies to improve the safety of the working in governmental hospital Encouragement to report violent incidents and raising awareness among HCWs about violence reporting systems are important strategies to improve workplace safety.

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