Workplace Violence and Worker Well-Being: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study

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• Personal Author:
  Abu-Alhaija DM ; Clark E ; Davis, Kermit G. ; Dondi AC ; Gillespie GL ; Kiydal D ; Meyer HA ; Siefert K
• Description:
  Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV) in home health care and long-term care facilities (LTCFs) and explore the relationship between WPV and worker well-being. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with health care workers in an agency that provided care in homes or LTCFs. Six measures of worker well-being were collected: satisfaction with work and life, work-related rumination, work/family conflict, burnout, and turnover intention. Surveys also assessed type and frequency of WPV. Results: Seventeen participants completed surveys. Verbal abuse by patients was the most often experienced type of WPV. Employees who reported experiencing WPV had higher burnout and lower satisfaction with work and life. Conclusion: WPV routinely occurs in home health care and LTCFs and appears to be related to worker well-being. Facility managers who can control WPV will likely impact the well-being of employees. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Abuse Burnout Cross Sectional Studies Employee Satisfaction Health Care Workers Home Health Care Wellbeing Work-family Conflict Workplace Violence
• ISSN:
  0098-9134
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Chicago Region [OSHA] ; Ohio
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  44-52
• Volume:
  50
• Issue:
  11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070748
• Citation:
  J Gerontol Nurs 2024 Nov; 50(11):44-52
• Contact Point Address:
  Holly Ann Meyer, PhD, RN, CPN, University of Cincinnati, College of Nursing, P.O. 210038, Cincinnati, OH 45221
• Email:
  meyerho@mail.uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Gerontological Nursing
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8901f3ecb261f855be7a99d7c74fb8ffbf1bf19b62284f2c8e4dd5b6b675beb08b8deeb5711beeef2d30bcd04cc1df7d3d7bce8bcfa33258c5f5752e3409a695
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/208917/cdc_208917_DS1.pdf
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