Table 3: Perpetrators of workplace violence.
Perpetrators |
Forms of Violence |
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Physical violence |
Verbal violence |
Sexual violence |
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N |
% |
N |
% |
N |
% |
|
Patients |
99 |
30.8 |
129 |
27.9 |
39 |
26.5 |
Patients’ families |
159 |
49.5 |
195 |
42.2 |
51 |
34.7 |
Physician |
27 |
8.4 |
36 |
7.8 |
21 |
14.3 |
Colleagues |
12 |
3.7 |
33 |
7.1 |
12 |
8.2 |
Senior colleagues |
18 |
5.6 |
51 |
11.0 |
6 |
4.1 |
Support staff |
6 |
1.9 |
18 |
3.9 |
18 |
12.2 |