رویا نصیری الماس

Workplace violence against health workers is a global problem and the prevalence of it among midwives is high. The study aimed to determine the effects of anger management skills on occupational violence in midwives working in Zanjan medical centers.

The study was a semi-experimental intervention. From all the midwives working in the hospitals of Zanjan 46 people were selected using the convenience method and were divided into two intervention (n=23) and control (n=23) through stratified random blocked method. Intervention group participated in eight 60-minute sessions of anger management training. The research tool included negative actions questionnaires and Ahvaz Aggression Questionnaire. The data was analyzed using repeated measurement test.

Before the intervention, there was no statistically significant differences in the score of occupational violence and aggression between the two groups. The occupational violence was significantly lower in the intervention group immediately after the intervention and in six-week follow-up (P˂0.05). Also, aggression in the intervention group immediately after the intervention and in the six-week follow-up was significantly lower in the intervention group (P˂0.05). However, the changes between the groups after adjustment with the baseline variables in occupational violence and aggression were not statistically significant.

it seems that anger management training is not effective on occupational violence against midwives. Therefore, there is a need for more advanced interventions in this field.