Vilniaus psichikos sveikatos priežiūros įstaigose dirbančių slaugytojų psichosocialinių darbo veiksnių vertinimas priklausomai nuo darbe patirto fizinio smurto
ENAim – to evaluate the relationship between experience of physical violence at work and assessment of psychosocial working conditions at workplaces of mental health care nurses in Vilnius. Material and methods. The survey was carried out in Vilnius at seventeen health care institutions that are providing mental health services for adults, children and adolescents. 290 of questionnaires filled in by female nurses were analyzed. Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire was used to evaluate the psychosocial work factors. Physical violence at work was assessed with questions about physical violence and violent individuals at work that are recommended by various international organizations. Mann-Whitney U and nonparametric χ2 homogeneity criteria were applied. Odds ratio and 95 percent confidence intervals were estimated to evaluate the relationship between violence and psychosocial work factors. Results. 44.8 percent of nurses experienced physical violence in the current work. The results showed that nurses, who are working in shifts or shifts and twentyfour hours shifts or during night duty are experiencing significantly more violence. Nurses, who experienced violence at work, evaluated the most psychosocial work environment factors (quantitative demands, work pace, emotional demands, commitment to the workplace, predictability, recognition, role clarity, social support from supervisor, job satisfaction, work - family conflict, trust in management, justice) significantly worse compared to their female colleagues, who didn’t experience violence. Conclusions. The mental health nurses, who had experienced physical violence at work, evaluated the psychosocial work environment significantly worse compared to nurses, who had not experienced violence.A statistically significant relationship was found between physical violence at work and evaluation of work pace, emotional demands, possibilities for development, predictability, recognition, and social support from supervisor, work-family conflict.
