Abstract:
The aim of this study is to identify the factors responsible for the safety and violence problems faced
by doctors and healthcare workers at private and state institutions. This study, which is a practical research, was
conducted with the subjects selected from Istanbul, Diyarbakir, Urfa, Ankara, Izmir, Bursa, Trabzon, Samsun,
Tekirdað and Van within the borders of Turkey. A total of 1792 healthcare workers participated in this study. The
study lasted for almost 11 months. All of the participants were chosen randomly. Following the reliability analysis,
the Cronbach alpha coefficient was found to be 0.821. In this study, the hypothesis tests were applied, and
reliability analysis, frequency tables, descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and one-way variance analysis
were used as part of the analysis. It has been detected in the study that the participating healthcare workers have
concerns over occupational safety and legal rights and that the current laws do not protect them, and that they
experience traumatic problems due to the violence perpetrated by the patients and patient relatives who do not
respect their profession and professional responsibilities accordingly.
