A RETROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF 'CODE WHITE' REPORTING IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ON THE EXTENT OF VIOLENCE IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS

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Devebakan N., Bağcı H., Sarıçam H., Sarı N.

PRIZREN SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL, cilt.8, sa.2, ss.35-42, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 2
• Basım Tarihi: 2024
• Doi Numarası: 10.32936/pssj.v8i2.537
• Dergi Adı: PRIZREN SOCIAL SCIENCE JOURNAL
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Directory of Open Access Journals
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.35-42
• Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The objective of this study was to examine and contrast the incidence of violence reported by White Code in a university hospital in Turkey and to analyse the phenomenon of workplace violence in terms of related variables. The study included 477 cases of violence against health workers reported between 2018 and 2023. The data were collected using a complete census method. Descriptive statistics and a chi-square test were employed for the statistical evaluation. Results: The majority of those subjected to violence were doctors (69.6%). The emergency services were the setting in which violence was encountered most frequently (51.6%). It was observed that physicians were exposed to verbal violence more than other occupational groups. There was a difference between years according to the type of violence, and violence was mostly caused by miscommunication. Consequently, it would be beneficial to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to the evaluation of the consequences of violence on healthcare professionals.