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Agresiones hacia profesionales en el ámbito de la salud

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Date
2015
Author
Travetto, Carolina
Daciuk, Nadia
Fernández, Susana
Ortiz, Patricia
Mastandueno, Ricardo
Prats, María
Flichtentrei, Daniel
Tajer, Carlos
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Objetivo. Determinar la frecuencia de agresiones al personal sanitario en una red social de profesionales de la salud y caracterizar aspectos que profundicen su comprensión y el desarrollo de estrategias de prevención. Métodos. Se realizó una encuesta electrónica voluntaria y confidencial a través del sitio web IntraMed. Se analizó la frecuencia de agresiones verbales y físicas y su asociación con variables demográficas, ocupación, carrera, especialidad, eventuales consecuencias, percepción de inseguridad en el lugar de trabajo y propuestas para reducirla. Resultados. Se analizaron 19 967 encuestas. En 13 323 (66,7%), se refirieron agresiones. El 11,3% de las agresiones fueron físicas. El 73,4% ocurrieron en instituciones públicas, principalmente en áreas de emergencia. Los desencadenantes más frecuentes fueron la demora en la atención y la carencia de recursos. Se informó, en los agresores, intoxicación por alcohol o drogas en 13,8%, estado mental alterado por otra causa o enfermedad psiquiátrica en 13,9%, y en 63% no se detectó alteración de las facultades mentales. En 16,9% de los casos se informaron secuelas en los profesionales agredidos, en 7,9% secuelas físicas y en 28% de los lesionados suspensión temporaria de la actividad laboral. En 46,6% se refirió inseguridad en el lugar de trabajo y se sugirieron diversas medidas para reducirla, entre las que se destacó la educación comunitaria. Conclusiones. La violencia verbal o física hacia el personal de la salud resultó frecuente, con la consecuencia de secuelas laborales, psíquicas e incluso físicas. La información aportada por este estudio podría utilizarse para desarrollar estrategias orientadas a su prevención y control.
 
Objective. Determine the frequency of assaults on health workers and characterize aspects that deepen understanding and development of prevention strategies. Methods. A voluntary and confidential electronic survey was conducted through the IntraMed website, a social network of health professionals. Frequency of verbal and physical assaults was analyzed along with their association with demographic variables, occupation, career, specialty, potential consequences, perception of insecurity in the workplace, and proposals to reduce them. Results. A total of 19 967 surveys were analyzed, of which 13 323 (66.7%) described assaults. Assaults were physical in 11.3% of cases, and 73.4% occurred in public institutions, mainly in emergency areas. Delay in care and lack of resources were the most frequent triggers. Alcohol or drug intoxication was reported in 13.8% of aggressors, altered mental status from another cause or psychiatric illness in 13.9%, and no detected impairment of mental faculties in 63%. Of professionals attacked, 16.9% reported sequelae, 7.9% of which were physical, and 28% were temporarily unable to work. Insecurity in the workplace was described by 46.6% of respondents, who suggested various measures to reduce it, chief among them, community education Conclusions. Verbal and physical violence toward health workers was frequent, resulting in work-related, mental, and even physical sequelae. This study contributes information that could be used to develop strategies aimed at prevention and control of assaults.
 
Translated title
Assaults on professionals in healthcare settings
Series
Rev Panam Salud Publica;38(4),oct. 2015
Subject
Agresión; Violencia; Agotamiento Profesional; Condiciones de Trabajo; Riesgos Laborales; Aggression; Violence; Burnout; Working Conditions; Occupational Risks
URI
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/18380
https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/18380
Citation
Travetto C, Daciuk N, Fernández S, Ortiz P, Mastandueno R, Prats M, et al. Agresiones hacia profesionales en el ámbito de la salud. Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2015;38(4):307–15.
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