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Aims
We examined the possible factors that contributed to or prevented developing depressive symptoms among psychiatric nurses who suffered from workplace violence under Hill's ABC-X Model.
Journal of Advanced Nursing
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Original Research: Empirical research - quantitative
Predictors of Depressive Symptoms among Psychiatric Nurses Who Suffered from Workplace Violence
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Abstract
Background
Workplace violence-related depressive symptoms are some of the major causes leading to impaired quality of life of victims and a heavy burden on society.
Design
This is a cross-sectional and correlational study.
Method
All participants were recruited from psychiatric wards of six hospitals in Taiwan. The data were collected through structured questionnaires from October 2013 - March 2014 and a total of 278 psychiatric wards nurses participated in this study and completed all questionnaires. Logistic regression was used to examine the relationships among types and severity of violence, social support and depressive symptoms.
Results
Of assaulted psychiatric ward nurses 75.9% had depressive symptoms and those with higher family support had significantly lower depressive symptoms.
Conclusions
Family support plays the most important role among assaulted psychiatric wards nurses as a protetive factor against developing depressive symptoms in this study.
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