Authors

1Jorge Quílez Jover, 2Mª Teresa Icart Isern

Position

¹Enfermero especialista de Salud Mental. Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu. Barcelona.²Catedrática de Enfermería Comunitaria y Salud Pública. Departamento de Enfermería de Salud Pública, Salud Mental y Materno-Infantil. Universidad de Barcelona.

Contact address

Jorge Quílez Jover. Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu. Dirección de Enfermería. Pabellón Sant Josep, 1ª planta. C/ Doctor Pujades, 42. 08830 Sant Boi de

Contact email: jquilez@pssjd.org

Abstract

The objective of this article is to provide updated information regarding those risk factors which lead to Psychiatric Nursing professionals being object of violent behaviours by patients hospitalized in mental health units. These risk factors are classified acording to the conceptual model by Chappell and Di Martino, focusing on the individual factors of the victims (nurses).
The factors which show the highest relationship with an increase in violent incidents are: lack of work experience, lack of training, work-related stress, and the increase of absenteeism by professionals of reference in the Psychiatric Units.

Keywords:

Mental Health; psychiatry; Violence; work-related violence; review

Versión en Español

Título:

Factores individuales de las enfermeras de salud mental en la presencia de violencia laboral