Implementation of a comprehensive intervention to reduce physical assaults and threats in the emergency department

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• Personal Author:
  Bresler S ; Gates DM ; Gillespie GL ; Kowalenko T ; Succop P
• Description:
  INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a comprehensive program to reduce the incidence of workplace violence (WPV) against ED providers by patients and visitors. METHODS: An intervention study was conducted with 3 intervention and 3 comparison emergency departments. Participants completed monthly surveys during an 18-month period to measure violent event rates before and after the WPV intervention implementation. Descriptive statistics were used to describe violent events. Analysis of variance was used to assess if the emergency departments participating in the WPV intervention experienced a significant reduction in violence rates compared with nonintervention emergency departments. RESULTS: On average, participants experienced more than 6 incidents of violence during the 18-month study period. Although the study hypothesis was not supported, 2 intervention sites had a significant decrease in violence. DISCUSSION: This study emphasizes the risk of WPV to ED workers and highlights the need for prevention programs. Future research needs to be conducted to test additional comprehensive WPV prevention interventions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Intervention Health Care Facilities Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Medical Personnel Statistical Analysis Violence Prevention Program Workplace Violence
• ISSN:
  0099-1767
• 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
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20047800
• Citation:
  J Emerg Nurs 2014 Nov; 40(6):586-591
• Contact Point Address:
  Gordon Lee Gillespie, PhD, PHCNS-BC, FAEN, University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, P.O. Box 210038, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038
• Email:
  gordon.gillespie@uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20080901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Emergency Nursing
• End Date:
  20130228
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cba5d4ca0b9b2672251a7d872402e5228476fd529e75ff5d924c9a8db6202a21c87133da2830b77d2707ed1dbc37a559be8ece1461e15c713183b5ed888c713d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/202774/cdc_202774_DS1.pdf
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