Mental Health Expenditures: Association with Workplace Incivility and Bullying Among Hospital Patient Care Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Boden LI ; Hashimoto D ; Hopcia K ; Sabbath EL ; Sorensen, Glorian ; Tempesti T ; Wagner, Gregory R. ; Williams JAR
• Description:
  Objective: Bullied workers have poor self-reported mental health; monetary costs of bullying exposure are unknown. We tested associations between bullying and health plan claims for mental health diagnoses. Methods: We used data from 793 hospital workers who answered questions about bullying in a survey and subscribed to the group health plan. We used two-part models to test associations between types of incivility/bullying and mental health expenditures. Results: Workers experiencing incivility or bullying had greater odds of any mental health claims. Among claimants, unexposed workers spent $792, those experiencing one type of incivility or bullying spent $1557 (P for difference from unexposed = 0.016), those experiencing two types spent $928 (P = 0.503), and those experiencing three types spent $1446 (P = 0.040). Conclusion: Workplace incivility and bullying may carry monetary costs to employers, which could be controlled through work environment modification. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Behavior Bullying Health Personnel Mental Disorders Mental Health Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Stress, Psychological Surveys And Questionnaires Workplace

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Bullying Behavioral Disorders Behavior Patterns Coping Behavior Costs Employee Health Exposure Assessment Health Care Health Care Costs Health Care Personnel Health Care Utilization Health Care Workers Health Effects Health Expenditures Health Surveys Hospital Personnel Job Analysis Mental Disorders Mental Health Mental Stress Patient Handling Physiological Disorders Psychological Disorders Questionnaires Task Performance Total Worker Health TWH Work Environment Workplace Workplace Studies

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• ISSN:
  1076-2752
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement ; Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kansas ; Massachusetts ; OSHA Region 1 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  60
• Issue:
  8
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053562
• Citation:
  J Occup Environ Med 2018 Aug; 60(8):737-742
• Contact Point Address:
  Erika L. Sabbath, ScD, Boston College School of Social Work, McGuinn 202, 140 Commonwealth Ave, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
• Email:
  erika.sabbath@bc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction ; Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20070901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
• End Date:
  20260831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1202e28028c11109f218d2a794b795c61a605e1a7b4ae48b32b986b1fb27f6cb92f3ef258e3882d3034d1f89ad72841bf3af6ad94466587b865455c434c34edd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216292/cdc_216292_DS1.pdf
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