"Introduction, types and effects of violence on healthcare workers"

"Introduction of violence according to world health organization."

 

21st century is the most educated century but also the most violent over the history of humanity .violence is one of the most problematic issues our society is facing nowadays. The most common description of violence is the use of physical force to, abuse, damage, destroy, and to injure, and this is intolerable. According to the WHO definition, violence is actual and intended use of power to a person or against a community that results in physiological harm, injury, maladjustment and death. In addition to physical injuries, people who experience or eyewitness violence in the healthcare place are at risk of emotional repercussion that can lead to job dissatisfaction, burnout and decrease productivity. As a result, violence compromises the quality of care and puts healthcare workers at risk moreover, and it can lead to financial loss in the health sector. Violence has created havoc throughout the world. Every country in the world is facing some kind of violence or the other. Violence is a leading cause of deaths and disability. Over half a million people die each year due to violence .violence of causality can have far-reaching consequences, including physical and mental health problems.

"Types of violence."

The violence that health care workers are prone to in a workplace can be classified as follows: 

Physical, emotional, harassments and threats. Another classification of the disorder is,

• type 1, by intent crime

• type 2, abuse from consumer to worker

• type 3, disorder from worker to another worker

• type 4, interpersonal relations

 However, the second type of damage is the most common one          

  

violence on physician

 "Effects of violence".

 

There is a growing worldwide debt on the effects of violence and its impact on the quality of life of healthcare workers. The workplace is often sunk by several challenges that include dealing with co-morbidities, organizational norms often challenge occupational hazards etc., The quality of life of healthcare workers, so there is growing need to examine the after mark effects of violence on quality of life of health professionals.

 

After conduction and evaluation of almost 62 studies on workplace violence, following criteria's are recommended as a systematic review of violence effects on healthcare workers. (1) physical, (2) psychological disorders, (3) emotional disturbance, (4) decrease working ability, (5)impolite relationship with patients/quality of care, (6) social anxiety, and (7) financial problems, (8)Psychological (e.g., post-traumatic stress, depression) and emotional (e.g., anger, fear) consequences and (9) impact on work functioning (e.g., sick leave, job satisfaction) were the most periodic and essential effects of workplace violence.

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