Dealing with Angry Patients: Strategies for Hospital Workers

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Khadijah hakami Ahmed hatan
Ghala Mohammed Tumayhi
Amal Mohammed Yahya Tumayhi
Hassan Nasser Anbari
Muhammad Nasser Ahmed Anbari
Yahya Abdullah Hassan Hzazi
Hadi Hussain Hadi Hattani
Maha Ali Alasiri
Abrar saeed aljahali
Mashael saeed hedan
Ahmed Mufareh Refdan Al shahrani
Abdurahman saleh Al Ahmari

Abstract

Anger is a commonly expressed emotion in healthcare settings. This prevalence is not confined to mental health care, geriatric care, or developmental disabilities, but is also seen in primary care, pediatrics, emergency rooms, and acute care inpatient areas, as well as outpatient settings. There are documented consequences of patient-held anger such as increased irritability, aggressiveness, conflictive behaviors, requests, verbal and physical assaults, and noncompliance. Anger may impact the delivery of health care and may have an effect on room turnover, length of time of the visit, and the morale of health care providers. Research in various healthcare areas indicates that an angry patient or family can escalate the visit into a crisis visit.

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Khadijah hakami Ahmed hatan, Ghala Mohammed Tumayhi, Amal Mohammed Yahya Tumayhi, Hassan Nasser Anbari, Muhammad Nasser Ahmed Anbari, Yahya Abdullah Hassan Hzazi, … Abdurahman saleh Al Ahmari. (2024). Dealing with Angry Patients: Strategies for Hospital Workers. International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Legal Medicine, 27(2S), 271–275. Retrieved from https://ijmtlm.org/index.php/journal/article/view/449
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