Violence, Burnout and Minor Psychiatric Disorders in Hospital Work

• Published in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P Vol. 49; no. 3; pp. 460 - 464
• Main Authors: Pai, Daiane Dal, Lautert, Liana, Souza, Sônia Beatriz Cocaro de, Marziale, Maria Helena Palucci, Tavares, Juliana Petri
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo, Escola de Enfermagem 01-06-2015; SciELO
• Subjects: Burnout, Professional - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Manpower; Health Personnel; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Mental Disorders - epidemiology; Middle Aged; NURSING; Nursing Staff; Occupational Health; Surveys and Questionnaires; Workplace Violence; Workplace Violence - statistics & numerical data; Violencia Laboral; Health Manpower; Nursing Staff; Recursos Humanos em Saúde; Occupational Health; Salud Laboral; Recursos Humanos en Salud; Recursos Humanos de Enfermagem; Saúde do Trabalhador; Personal de Enfermería; Violência no Trabalho; Workplace Violence
• ISSN: 0080-6234; 1980-220X; 0080-6234
• DOI: 10.1590/S0080-623420150000300014

Identifying the violence suffered by the health team workers and their association with Burnout and minor psychiatric disorders.
Cross-sectional study with 269 health team professionals of a public hospital in southern Brazil. Data were collected through the use of the Survey Questionnaire: Workplace Violence in the Health Sector, Maslach Inventory Burnout and Self-Report Questionnaire.
Workplace violence struck 63.2% of workers, prevailing mostly in women (p = 0.001), among nursing auxiliaries/technicians (p=0.014) and was associated with minor psychiatric disorders (p<0.05), as exposure to different forms of violence increased the chances of these disorders by 60% (CI 95%: 1.2-2.1). The three Burnout dimensions were also associated to violence at work (p<0.05).
Health workers experience violence in the workplace and this exposure is associated with Burnout symptoms and minor psychiatric disorders.