[Factors associated with violence against healthcare workers: results of the European Presst-Next study].

Introduction: The respective roles of medical specialties and work organization on violent events against healthcare workers (HCW) in different countries was examined.

Methods: Using the results of the Presst-Next study, we analyzed data from 27134 HCW in 7 European countries. Multivariate logistic analyses were conducted with SPSS 12 software.