Worker-to-Worker Violence in Hospitals

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• Alternative Title:
  Workplace Health Saf
• Personal Author:
  Hamblin, Lydia E. ; Essenmacher, Lynnette ; Ager, Joel ; Upfal, Mark ; Luborsky, Mark ; Russell, Jim ; Arnetz, Judith
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Article Hospital Workers Mental Health Perpetrators Perpetrator–target Dyads Type III Violence Worker-to-worker Workplace Violence
• Source:
  Workplace Health Saf. 64(2):51-56.
• Pubmed ID:
  26450899
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4894299
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R01 OH009948/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; R01OH009948/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; Intramural NIH HHS/United States
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:bd5c32caee373bfa0f33633d849a8afb7d380fe21ae92711b75a60fedc353cc6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39797/cdc_39797_DS1.pdf
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