Comparison of Quality and Content of Violence Guidelines for Health Care Sector
Rabia Kahveci, İlknur Yasar, Duygu Ayhan Başer, Hilal Aksoy, Esra Meltem Koç, Adem Özkara
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Abstract

More than 50% of the employees in health sector are exposed to violence at any time. This study investigated international workplace violence guidelines for the health care sector to compare their quality and content and explore whether these guidelines could be used in different settings. We ran a broad review to identify international guidelines for violence in health care. After identification of the guidelines, the quality of the guidelines was assessed by personal experience and views of the authors, also taking AGREE domains into consideration as a guidance. The identified guidelines were later qualitatively analyzed for the content by two researchers and compared to each other.
Canada, New Zealand, USA, UK and Turkey’s guidelines were involved in the study. Definitions of workplace violence, risk factors, objectives of the guideline, legal requirements, responsible stakeholders, target population, strategies recommended, physical environment, training and staffing were assessed in the content of the violence guidelines. It was found that current guidelines need improvement in both quality and content, but it is possible to have an international guidance that could be applicable in different settings.
The development of violence guidelines should be the first and most strategic step for better protection of the health care workers. We expect our results to be useful in preparation of new guidelines for different settings.

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Article Type: Research Article

J Clin Exp Invest, 2018, Volume 9, Issue 1, 50-56

https://doi.org/10.5799/jcei.413085

Publication date: 10 Mar 2018

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