Posttraumatic stress symptomatology among emergency department workers following workplace aggression

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• Personal Author:
  Bresler S ; Gates DM ; Gillespie GL ; Succop P
• Description:
  Workplace aggression has the potential to adversely affect the psychological health of emergency department (ED) workers. The purpose of this study was to compare posttraumatic stress symptomatology based on verbal and verbal plus physical aggression. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used with a convenience sample (n = 208) of ED workers who completed a three-component survey. Descriptive statistics were computed to compare traumatic stress scores based on type of aggression. Two-way analysis of variance statistics were computed to determine if scores differed on the demographic variables. Fewer than half of the ED workers reported traumatic stress symptomatology; however, workplace aggression has the potential to adversely affect the mental health of ED workers. Occupational health nurses can establish or maintain a nurturing and protective environment open to discussing the personal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of ED workers related to their experiences of workplace aggression. This open and more positive work environment may aid in reducing the negative impact of posttraumatic stress symptoms among those ED workers who have been victimized. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Mental Health Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Stress, Psychological Women Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Exposure-levels Force Humans Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Mental-health Psychological-effects Psychological-stress Psychology Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Work-environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  247-254
• Volume:
  61
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043081
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2013 Jun; 61(6):247-254
• Contact Point Address:
  Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, RN, FAEN, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 21-0038, Cincinnati, OH 45014-2401
• Email:
  gordon.gillespie@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20120831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cfeb7fd39255c5b7d4848aaa29efcd4cd8cb4dc8c7267431ac4e1dab5dbe3b5b4d6e5c361c3a67c505d7bcf9052052a9c74801c5de4e7f98de48159117b5bcbf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195096/cdc_195096_DS1.pdf
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