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Table 3 Perpetrators of psychological violence and health care workers’ response to and method of dealing with psychological violence (N = 333

From: Psychological violence against general practitioners and nurses in Chinese township hospitals: incidence and implications

 

General practitioner

Nurse

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