Associations of workplace aggression with work-related well-being among nurses in the Philippines

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• Personal Author:
  de Castro AB ; Fujishiro K ; Gee GC ; de Castro AB ; Fujishiro K ; Gee GC
• Description:
  Objectives. We examined whether workplace aggression was associated with self-rated health and work-related injury and illness among nurses in the Philippines. Methods. Our data came from a cross-sectional survey of nurses (n=687) in the Philippines. We assessed the associations of self-reported physical assault and verbal abuse with self-rated health, work-related injury and illness, and missed workdays with Poisson regression. Control variables included demographic and work characteristics (e.g., hours worked, work setting, shift). Results. Verbal abuse was associated with poor general health (prevalence ratio [PR]=1.94; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.09, 3.45). Both physical assault and verbal abuse were associated with work-related injury (PR=1.48; 95% CI=1.00, 2.20; PR=1.72; 95% CI=1.34, 2.23, respectively) and work-related illness (PR=1.46; 95% CI=0.99, 2.15; PR=1.68; 95% CI=1.32, 2.14, respectively) after demographic and work characteristics were accounted for in the model. In addition, physical assault was associated with missed workdays (PR=1.56; 95% CI=1.02, 2.33). Conclusions. Workplace aggression was associated with increased risks of poor general health and adverse work-related health outcomes among nurses in the Philippines. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Demography Health Personnel Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Asians Author Keywords: Health Professionals Behavior-patterns Demographic-characteristics Health-care Health-care-personnel Health-surveys Injuries Injury/Emergency Care/Violence Lost-work-days Mathematical-models Medical-personnel Nurses Nursing Psychological-factors Statistical-analysis Work-intervals Worker-health

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• ISSN:
  0090-0036
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 9 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  101
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20037960
• Citation:
  Am J Public Health 2011 May; 101(5):861-867
• Contact Point Address:
  Kaori Fujishiro, PhD, DSHEFS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Pkwy (R-15), Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  kfujishiro@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2011
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing ; Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Public Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  urn:sha-512:5de8c3962c5feb370e2e4680d8fdbd830310248b0ac33a812bd2b4f395468365eb6ae193cdca711652c85547e48a969fcea46bbf477f7acd6c47ea290a0ba326
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