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There are high levels of sexual harassment in health care systems. Also, workplace violence occurs against ethnic and racial minorities. This study aimed to identify the frequency of and the factors contributing to and preventing sexual and racial harassment in the workplace towards health professionals in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 6500 out of 57000 health workers who were selected by multistage random sampling from some teaching hospitals in Iran. Data were collected using the questionnaire of [workplace violence in the health sector] developed by the International Labor Organization, International Council of Nurses, World Health Organization, and Public Services International. According to the findings, the frequencies of sexual harassment and racial harassment were, respectively, 4.7% and 12% for the 12 months prior to the study [2011]. Among healthcare workers, nurses reported the highest rate of violence. The most important contributing factors in sexual and racial harassment were lack of security facilities [45.8%] and people's ignorance of employees' tasks [55.7%]. The presence of security force, safety measures in the wards, and guards were noted as the most important preventive factor to harassment. Based on the results, the frequency of sexual and racial harassment is low, which can be attributed to underreporting due to cultural sensitivity or fear. So, identifying the reasons for refusal to report harassment, developing a clear mechanism for reporting and providing the necessary trainings to health workers are essential in order to deal with harassment
ABSTRACT
One of nursing rehabilitative interventions is group recreational activities. This study tries to investigate its effect on self care skills of schizophrenic patients with providing the opportunity of their participation in these activities. In an interventional study based on a quasi-experimental approach, 45 schizophrenic patients were selected using convenient sampling method. Then Self Care Skills Scale [SCSS] was used to evaluate their self-care activities, after that they were undergone an intervention as group recreational trip for 10 days. The patients lived, cooperated and worked together during the trip. After the intervention again patients reassessed with SCSS. Achieved mean scores before and after the intervention were compared with paired t test. Mean scores of SCSS increased significantly from 29.56 from before the intervention to 32.16 in after. The significant change was seen in self care of brushing tooth and tooth care, combing hair, taking bath, shaving and hair cut, cleaning face, eating manner, having a clean appearance, as well as following medications truly. Group recreational activities as a rehabilitative and inorganic intervention can promote self care skills in schizophrenic patients