Violence against caregivers: an intervention study.

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• Personal Author:
  Fitzwater E ; Gates D ; Succop P
• Description:
  The rate of assaults from residents was not surprising and supported findings from previous studies. However, the lifetime prevalence rates of injury and medical care related to assaults from residents were unexpectedly high. The assault rates from co-workers and resident's family members were astounding when compared to other work settings. Although the intervention was significant in its ability to decrease assaults in the first 2 intervention homes, the inability to do so at study completion is probably due to two factors. First, the intervention homes had a much lower assault incidence at baseline making it more difficult to show a significant decrease. Secondly, during the intervention for the third nursing home, two major events occurred that affected the intervention: an attempt to unionize NAs and an unexpected state licensing inspection. More research is needed to study the incidence of all types of violence experience by NAs, as well as interventions to decrease the incidence of violence in this work setting.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Autopsy Coal Coal Mining Dust Lung Mining Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory System Safety

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• Keywords:
  Health Care Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Violence Violence Prevention
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  67
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058667
• Citation:
  Working Partnerships: Applying Research to Practice, NORA Symposium 2003, June 23-24, 2003, Arlington, Virginia. Washington, DC: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2003 Jun; :67
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19990930
• Source Full Name:
  Working Partnerships: Applying Research to Practice, NORA Symposium 2003, June 23-24, 2003, Arlington, Virginia
• End Date:
  20030929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/181845/cdc_181845_DS1.pdf
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