General practitioner | Nurse | |||
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Perpetrator | N(156) | % | N(177) | % |
Patient | 59 | 37.82 | 57 | 32.20 |
Patient’s relative | 76 | 48.72 | 93 | 52.54 |
Colleague | 1 | 0.64 | 9 | 5.09 |
Supervisor | 2 | 1.28 | 8 | 4.52 |
Others | 18 | 11.54 | 10 | 5.65 |
Respond to the incident(Multiple choice) | N(410) | % | N(497) | % |
No measures to take | 36 | 24.32 | 52 | 28.11 |
Pretend nothing happened | 74 | 50.00 | 69 | 37.30 |
Told the person to stop | 45 | 30.41 | 52 | 27.66 |
Told friends/family | 66 | 44.59 | 68 | 36.76 |
Sought counseling | 18 | 12.16 | 19 | 10.11 |
Told a colleague | 56 | 37.84 | 77 | 41.62 |
Transferred to another position | 20 | 13.51 | 25 | 16.89 |
Reported it to a senior staff member | 56 | 37.84 | 77 | 41.62 |
Completed incident/accident form | 9 | 6.08 | 19 | 10.27 |
Pursued prosecution | 15 | 10.14 | 16 | 8.64 |
Completed a compensation claim | 7 | 4.73 | 9 | 4.86 |
Sought help from the union | 8 | 5.41 | 14 | 7.57 |
The incident could have been prevented | N(156) | % | N(177) | % |
Yes | 88 | 56.41 | 105 | 59.32 |
No | 68 | 43.59 | 72 | 40.68 |
Consequence for the perpetrator | N(156) | % | N(177) | % |
None | 89 | 57.05 | 109 | 61.58 |
Verbal warning issued by hospital managers | 49 | 31.41 | 56 | 31.64 |
Stopping treatment | 11 | 7.05 | 7 | 3.96 |
Reported to police | 7 | 4.49 | 5 | 2.82 |