Workplace Violence Prevalence and Reporting in Home Health Care: A Cross Sectional Survey

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• Personal Author:
  Davis, Kermit G. ; Gillespie GL ; Hutton S ; Small TF ; Smith CR
• Description:
  Workplace violence (WV) is a significant occupational hazard for home health care workers (HHCWs). HHCWs are frequently exposed to Type II (customer/client) WV incidents but minimal evidence exists about exposure to Type III (coworker) WV and exposure to Type IV (personal relationship) WV is unknown. Furthermore, exposure to WV incidents is often underreported by HHCWs. The Haddon Matrix guided this research study. A cross- sectional research design was used with HHCWs (n = 50) working in Southwest Ohio in April 2020. HHCWs completed the Workplace Violence Reporting Survey, a 76-item tool used to estimate the frequency and reporting of WV incidents. Data were analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviations. HHCWs were 86% female (n = 43). Patients (28.3%) followed by their families (17.4%) and intimate partners (10.9%) are the primary aggressors of verbal abuse. The incident was too minor (6.5%), no action would be taken (6.5%), and it's part of the job (4.3%) are major reasons HHCWs underreported WV. Type II WV is most pervasive when the aggressor is the patient. HHCWs experience physical assault and sexual abuse in their work environment. HHCWs underreported verbal abuse and physical assault when the aggressor was an intimate partner. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Home Care Services Occupational Health Safety Violence Workplace
• Keywords:
  Abuse Assaults Author Keywords: Haddon Matrix Cross Sectional Studies Health Care Workers Home Health Care Home Health Care Workers Workplace Violence Workplace Violence Typology
• ISSN:
  1084-8223
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  31-39
• Volume:
  35
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067874
• Citation:
  Home Health Care Manag Pract 2023 Feb; 35(1):31-39
• Contact Point Address:
  Tamara F. Small, College of Nursing, University of Cincinnati, 223 Proctor Hall, P.O. Box 210038, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0038, USA
• Email:
  smalltf@mail.uc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  University of Cincinnati
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Home Health Care Management and Practice
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230113/cdc_230113_DS1.pdf
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