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Table 5 Comparison of attitudes and responses of hospitals toward WPV among nurses in different years, n (%)

From: Trajectories of the current situation and characteristics of workplace violence among nurses: a nine-year follow-up study

Items

Categories

2010

2015

2019

χ 2

P

P

(T1)

(T2)

(T3)

T1-T2

T1-T3

T2-T3

Offering training

Yes

91 (9.7)

487 (23.1)

840 (32.7)

202.794

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

No

851 (90.3)

1623 (76.9)

1726 (67.3)

     

Encouraging reporting of WPV to supervisors

Yes

585 (62.1)

1575 (74.6)

1849 (72.1)

51.255

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.050

 

No

357 (37.9)

535 (25.4)

717 (27.9)

     

Equipped with WPV management department

Yes

432 (45.9)

1215 (57.6)

1451 (56.5)

39.942

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

0.495

 

No

510 (54.1)

895 (42.4)

1115 (43.5)

     

Handling WPV efficiently

Yes

264 (28.0)

791 (37.5)

1193 (46.5)

106.884

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 

No

678 (72.0)

1319 (62.5)

1373 (53.5)

     

Hospital’s attitudes

Protecting the interests of staff

91 (9.7)

574 (27.2)

775 (30.2)

283.785

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

<0.001

 

Handling WPV fairly based on the facts

425 (45.1)

855 (40.5)

1194 (46.5)

     
 

Turning a blind eye

283 (30.0)

549 (26.0)

470 (18.3)

     
 

Punishing staff regardless of the cause

143 (15.2)

132 (6.3)

127 (4.9)

     

Degree of emphasis

Physician>Nurse

403 (42.8)

959 (45.5)

1117 (43.5)

12.649

0.013

0.002

<0.001

0.346

 

Nurse>Physician

0 (0.0)

22 (1.0)

23 (0.9)

     
 

Physician=Nurse

539 (57.2)

1129 (53.5)

1426 (55.6)