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Patient Abuse

Patient Abuse is a form of healthcare abuse comprising intentional or negligent acts by healthcare providers that result in physical, psychological, or emotional harm to a patient, distinguished from other medical misconduct by the violation of the patient’s rights and well-being within a professional care relationship.

177

Publications

9.2K

Citations

484

Authors

237

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

23

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Publications

177

Why do nurses abuse patients? Reflections from South African obstetric services

Rachel Jewkes, Naeemah Abrahams, Zodumo Mvo · Social Science & Medicine · 1998 · 537 citations

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Violence towards health care staff and possible effects on the quality of patient care

Judith E. Arnetz, Bengt B. Arnetz · Social Science & Medicine · 2001 · 377 citations

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Medicine and Patriarchal Violence: The Social Construction of a “Private” Event

Evan Stark, Anne Flitcraft, William H. Frazier · International Journal of Health Services · 1979 · 349 citations

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Abuse of Patients in Nursing Homes: Findings from a Survey of Staff

Karl Pillemer, David W. Moore · The Gerontologist · 1989 · 315 citations

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A Pilot Study of Medical Student 'Abuse'

JAMA · 1990 · 294 citations

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Authors

484

  1. BW
    Barbro Wijma

    Linköping University, Sweden

    9 publications · 244 citations

    9

    h-index

  2. KS
    Katarina Swahnberg

    Linköping University, Sweden

    8 publications · 238 citations

    8

    h-index

  3. JB
    Jelmer Brüggemann

    Linköping University, Sweden

    3 publications · 64 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. PE
    Paul E. Ogden

    Scott & White Memorial Hospital, United States

    3 publications · 142 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. ST
    Sue Tatemichi

    Dalhousie University, Canada

    3 publications · 115 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 484

Institutions

237

  1. Linköping University

    Linköping, Sweden

    10 h-index

    28 publications

    799 citations

  2. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    5 h-index

    11 publications

    406 citations

  3. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    3 h-index

    9 publications

    211 citations

  4. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    117 citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    170 citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    141 citations

  7. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    680 citations

  8. Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital

    Fredericton, Canada

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    149 citations

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Venues

  1. PubMed

    Repository · 21 publications · 741 citations

    15

    h-index

  2. JAMA

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

    8

    h-index

  3. Academic Medicine

    5 publications · 452 citations

    5

    h-index

  4. Psychiatric Services

    4 publications · 91 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect

    3 publications · 179 citations

    3

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