Table 3 Identified causes of aggressions to physicians in Spain 2010–1015
Cause related to the aggression | 2010 N (%) | 2011 N (%) | 2012 N (%) | 2013 N (%) | 2014 N (%) | 2015 N (%) | Total N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discrepancies with healthcare | 99 (31.3) | 166 (39.3) | 113 (35.5) | 93 (32.1) | 81 (30.8) | 98 (35.8) | 650 (34.5) |
No prescription of desired medicine | 38 (12.0) | 56 (13.3) | 44 (13.8) | 33 (11.4) | 25 (9.5) | 29 (10.6) | 225 (11.9) |
Waiting time | 36 (11.4) | 37 (8.89 | 35 (11.0) | 34 (11.7) | 34 (12.9) | 37 (13.5) | 213 (11.3) |
Personal discrepancies | 31 (9.8) | 25 (5.9) | 34 (10.7) | 25 (8.6) | 30 (11.4) | 42 (15.3) | 187 (9.9) |
Related to work incapacity | 21 (6.6) | 24 (5.7) | 19 (6.0) | 22 (7.6) | 15 (5.7) | 8 (2.9) | 109 (5.8) |
Medical reports that are not in accordance with the patient’s requests | 23 (7.3) | 17 (4.0) | 11 (3.5) | 25 (8.6) | 13 (4.9) | 15 (5.5) | 104 (5.5) |
Disagreement with the functioning of the centre | 13 (4.1) | 16 (3.8) | 13 (4.1) | 11 (3.8) | 12 (4.6) | 12 (4.4) | 77 (4.1) |
Other causes | 55 (17.4) | 81 (19.2) | 49 (15.4) | 47 (16.2) | 53 (20.2) | 33 (12.0) | 318 (16.9) |
Total | 316 | 422 | 318 | 290 | 263 | 274 | 1883 (100) |