The frequency of exposure to violence of healthcare personnel working in emergency and the effect of violence on level of burnout

Purpose of this study is to determine the frequency of exposure to violence and level of burnout of healthcare personnel working in Emergency Service of The Hospital of Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine of İstanbul University, in accordance with their personal and vocational charecteristics, and to take precautions to reduce/prevent violence. Evaulating the obtained results of this study and giving advices is important to reduce and prevent possibble violence cases. Study was carried out between April 2017 and May 2017. In collection of data of this study, with 31 problems in total belonging the frequency of exposure to violence, 22 problems in total about level of burnout,Maslach Burnout Inventory were used. A meaningful relation is determined between, together with exposure to violence, occupation group and time spent on occupation, type of violence exposure and the level of burnout. Between level of burnout and age,gender,marital status,education level,occupation group,time spent on profession, it is found out that participants who have been exposed to physical and verbal violence over past one year, declined in personal success more compared to ones who haven't been exposed to violence, also experience of emotional burnout of personnel of emergency service who have been exposed to violence during professional life. As a result, violence actions which is tend to be more common in society, is also seriously effecting the healtcare foundations and causes burnout and inefficiency of the personnel.