Workplace violence, work process and mental health of healthcare professionals: a systematic review

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Introduction: Workplace violence is a form of violence influenced by different factors that is becoming increasingly common against healthcare workers and affects the mental health of the category. Objective: To identify relationships between the way of working and the categorized forms of violence, understanding how they influence the work process and the mental health of healthcare professionals. Methods: This is a systematic review conducted under the PRISMA protocol in the PubMed, SciELO, and VHL databases. A total of 1,194 articles were screened and 19 were selected based on the eligibility criteria. Results: The following dimensions of workplace violence suffered by healthcare professionals are summarized: the forms of violence described, the agents who perpetrate the violence, the professionals who suffered the violence, the implications of workplace violence on mental and occupational health, and the institutional and legal responses to the occurrence of workplace violence. Conclusions: In this review we provide bases for acknowledging forms of violence suffered by healthcare professionals and present notes on how to face it, especially in an institutional context. We emphasize the importance of further research on the topic.

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Maciel, F. B. M. (2025). Workplace violence, work process and mental health of healthcare professionals: a systematic review. https://rbmfc.org.br/rbmfc/article/view/3908