Investigation of violence perception and occupational anxiety level due to the increase in violence in health: The case of Fırat University Faculty of Medicine Students

ABSTRACT INVESTIGATION OF VIOLENCE PERCEPTION AND OCCUPATIONAL ANXIETY LEVEL DUE TO THE INCREASE IN VIOLENCE IN HEALTH: THE CASE OF FIRAT UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE STUDENTS In this thesis study, it was aimed to investigate the perception of violence and occupational anxiety level in Fırat University Faculty of Medicine students due to the increase in violence in health. The population of the study consisted of all students continuing their medical education at Fırat University Faculty of Medicine Hospital. The minimum sample size was determined as 655 by selecting 97% confidence interval and 3% margin of error in Epi Info programme. By using stratified sampling method, the number of students to be taken from each class was determined according to the ratio in the total number. The mean age of the students was 21.25±2.14 years. 55.7% of the participants were female and 99.1% were single. Of the participants, 41.8% lived with their families, 32.2% lived in state dormitories and the rest lived in private dormitories, apartments and student houses. Most of the participants (90.7%) had an average or good economic status. The smoking rate was found to be 15.0%. 93.4% of the students who were previously informed about the types of violence reported that they accepted the existence of these types of violence. While 94.7% of the students accepted that their profession was open to violence, 26.9% reported that they had been exposed to violence at least once. The most common type of violence was psychological violence with 92.0%. The most common place of exposure was other places other than outpatient and inpatient clinics, and it was determined that they were mostly subjected to violence by patients. In conclusion, in order to reduce violence in health care, the necessary health policies should be implemented, people who are prone to violence should be identified and the necessary criminal procedures should be applied, the necessary training programmes should be given to students who are exposed to violence on what to do, and it should be ensured that there is someone responsible for the education of students during training processes when they are alone with patients and their relatives. Key words: Violence in health, occupational anxiety, perception of violence