What the source explains
The cross-sectional study found that 47.02% of participating doctors reported violence at work in the previous year. Verbal violence was the most common form, and the report examined differences across departments and other characteristics. These findings belong to a particular institution, sample and period. They should not be combined casually with studies using a lifetime or six-month definition.
Using this reading in your hospital
When building a local questionnaire, decide the recall period before launch and keep it consistent in subsequent rounds. Report the number of respondents alongside percentages. Treat low participation as a limitation to understand rather than hiding it in a headline.
A question for your team
Would two surveys used in your presentation still be comparable if one measures a year and the other a whole career?
Original source
- 2016 study · Workplace violence at a South Delhi tertiary hospital ↗Study authors · full text in PubMed Central · Source checked 2026-09-10
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