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
  More +
• Keywords:
  • Bullying
  • Health surveys
  • Questionnaires
  • Mental health
  • Mental stress
  • Health care
  • Patient handling
  • Health care personnel
  • Health care workers
  • Costs
  More +
• 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216292/cdc_216292_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 134.35 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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