Perpetrator, worker and workplace characteristics associated with patient and visitor perpetrated violence (Type II) on hospital workers: a review of the literature and existing occupational injury data

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• Personal Author:
  Dement, John M. ; Lavery A ; Lipscomb H ; Pompeii L ; Schoenfisch A ; Smith C ; Souder M
• Description:
  Problem: Non-fatal type II violence experienced by hospital workers (patient/visitor-on-worker violence) is not well described. Methods: Hospital administration data (2004-2009) were examined for purposes of calculating rates of type II violent events experienced by workers. We also conducted a review of the hospital-based literature (2000-2010) and summarized findings associated with type II violence. Results: 484 physical assaults were identified in the data, with a rate of 1.75 events/100 full-time equivalents. Only few details about events were captured, while non-physical events were not captured. The literature yielded 17 studies, with a range proportion of verbal abuse (22%-90%), physical threats (12%-64%) and assaults (2%-32%) reported. The literature lacked rigorous methods for examining incidence and circumstances surrounding events or rates of events over time. Discussion: For purposes of examining the impact of type II violence onworker safety, satisfaction and retention, rigorous surveillance efforts by hospital employers and researchers are warranted. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Delivery Of Health Care Emergency Responders Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Mental Disorders Mental Health Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Workplace Violence Data-processing Emergency-care Force Health-care Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Hospital Workers Humans Injuries Injury-prevention Medical-care Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Mental-disorders Physical-reactions Physiological-effects Physiological-response Psychological-reactions Sociological-factors Statistical-analysis Surveillance Surveillance-programs Type II Violence

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• ISSN:
  0022-4375
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  57-64
• Volume:
  44
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20042711
• Citation:
  J Safety Res 2013 Feb; 44(Special Issue):57-64
• Contact Point Address:
  Lisa Pompeii, The University of Texas, School of Public Health, 1200 Herman Pressler, RAS E617, Houston, TX 77030, USA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas, Health Science Center - Houston
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20100701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Safety Research
• End Date:
  20150630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:937be2b52d2ab827f341790e5e0a7bb091bcd3cae9c5bd435320f441f5aaab320ec7d74bfa0a74fc8670cacf0d99dcd05af08d6fbe27dd507447617884b52307
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/194848/cdc_194848_DS1.pdf
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