The Incidence and Impact of Workplace Violence Among Male Nurses: A Mixed‐Methods Systematic Review

作者：Xiaoling Yang, Fei Wang, Li Jiang, Yujie Liu, Rongrong Wang, Jiya Chen, Tao‐Hsin Tung · 发表于：Journal of Advanced Nursing · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.1111/jan.70294 · 被引用次数：2 · 研究领域：Workplace Violence and Bullying、Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies、Intimate Partner and Family Violence

AIMS: To synthesise evidence on the self-perceived consequences of workplace violence (WPV) among male nurses in hospital care settings. DESIGN: Mixed-methods systematic review (PROSPERO: CRD420251041864). METHODS: Systematic searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and China Biomedical Database. Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods studies on registered male nurses were included. Methodological quality was assessed using the Mixed Methods Assessment Tool 2018. Data synthesis followed the Joanna Briggs Institute convergent integrated approach. DATA SOURCES: Six databases were searched from their inception to April 30, 2025. RESULTS: Twenty six studies (18 quantitative, 6 qualitative, and 2 mixed-methods) from 12 countries (n = 2354 male nurses; 7 in psychiatric departments, 4 in emergency departments, 2 in psychiatric hospitals, 1 in an ICU, 1 in an operating room, and 11 unspecified department studies in hospital nursing settings) were included. Six themes emerged: (1) Physical health damage; (2) Mental health trauma; (3) Impediments to Career Advancement; (4) Deterioration of working environment and social relations; (5) Impaired Quality of Patient Care; and (6) Deficiencies in Violence Coping Mechanisms and Potential Risks. CONCLUSION: WPV inflicts multidimensional harm on male nurses, spanning their health, career, social well-being, and care quality, compounded by systemic underreporting...