Worker-to-worker violence in hospitals: perpetrator characteristics and common dyads

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• Personal Author:
  Ager J ; Arnetz J ; Essenmacher L ; Hamblin L ; Luborsky M ; Russell J ; Upfal M
• Description:
  Worker-to-worker (Type III) violence is prevalent in health care settings and has potential adverse consequences for employees and organizations. Little research has examined perpetrator characteristics of this type of violence. The current study is a descriptive examination of the common demographic and work-related characteristics of perpetrators of Type III workplace violence among hospital workers. Analysis was based on documented incidents of Type III violence reported within a large hospital system from 2010 to 2012. Nurses were involved as either the perpetrator or target in the five most common perpetrator-target dyads. Incidence rate ratios revealed that patient care associates and nurses were significantly more likely to be perpetrators than other job titles. By examining characteristics of perpetrators and common worker dyads involved in Type III workplace violence, hospital stakeholders and unit supervisors have a starting point to develop strategies for reducing conflict between workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Demography Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Safety Management Violence Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Workplace Violence Demographic Characteristics Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel Hospital Workers Injuries Injury-prevention Intervention Intervention Effectiveness Medical-facilities Medical-personnel Mental Health Nurses Nursing Patient Handling Perpetrator-target Dyads Perpetrators Preventive-medicine Risk Factors Safety-measures Safety-practices Type III Violence Violence-prevention Work-environment Worker-health Worker-to-worker Workers

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• ISSN:
  2165-0799
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  51-56
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20049327
• Citation:
  Workplace Health Saf 2016 Feb; 64(2):51-56
• Contact Point Address:
  Lydia E. Hamblin, MA, ABD, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Wayne State University School of Medicine, 3939 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201
• Email:
  eq8482@wayne.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Wayne State University - Detroit, Michigan
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20110901
• Source Full Name:
  Workplace Health & Safety
• End Date:
  20150831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7620c7ac9eea1124e87e1d04020e4fb67e8b2216f1ab15dbe8139023c159a4489ea8032aba788d9eb025c1810f1ba6e316bb8e31f7a0148cd1c84409af9ab393
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/203798/cdc_203798_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 108.16 KB ]