Prevalence of type II workplace violence among home healthcare workers: A meta‐analysis

Byon, Ha Do; Lee, Mijung; Choi, Min Jung; Sagherian, Knar; Crandall, Mary; Lipscomb, Jane

doi:10.1002/ajim.23095

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“…31 Within the observations, 1 patient was noted to be confused as indicated by the spouse, who was present. Type II violence is described as violence from the patient to the worker 32 and several items within the observation tool are available to document such violence if it occurs and capture risk factors such as confusion or intoxication. During the visit, the patient did not display any forms of aggression, and confusion was the only risk factor noted.…”

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Occupational Exposures in the Homecare Environment: Piloting an Observation Tool

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Davis

Reutman

et al. 2021

Home Health Care Management & Practice

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The population of home healthcare workers (HHCWs) is rapidly expanding. Worker tasks and the unique home care environments place the worker at increased risks of occupational exposures, injury, and illness. Previous studies focusing on occupational exposures of HHCWs are limited to self-reports and would benefit from direct observations. The purpose of this study is to describe the occupational hazards observed in the unique work environment of home healthcare. HHCWs and home care patient participants were recruited from one home care agency in the Midwest to be observed during a routine home visit. This cross-sectional study used a trained occupational health nurse for direct observation of the occupational setting. Standardized observations and data collection were completed using the Home Healthcare Worker Observation Tool. The observer followed a registered nurse and occupational therapist into 9 patient homes observing visits ranging from 22 to 58 minutes. Hazards observed outside of and within the home include uneven pavements (n = 6, 67%), stairs without railings (n = 2, 22%), throw rugs (n = 7, 78%), unrestrained animals (n = 2, 22%), dust (n = 5, 56%), and mold (n = 2, 22%). Hand hygiene was observed prior to patient care 2 times (22%) and after patient care during 5 visits (56%). Observations have identified hazards that have the potential to impact workers’ and patients’ health. The direct observations of HHCWs provided opportunities for occupational safety professionals to understand the occupational exposures and challenges HHCWs encounter in the home care environment and begin to identify ways to mitigate occupational hazards.

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Section: Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Occupational Exposures in the Homecare Environment: Piloting an Observation Tool

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Davis

Reutman

et al. 2021

Home Health Care Management & Practice

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“…Violence towards care workers by clients or their families, Type II violence, is common in the home setting 9–12 . A meta‐analysis of 21 studies of home care workers from the United States ( n = 12), Israel ( n = 4), Japan ( n = 2), Australia ( n = 1), Canada ( n = 1) and Ireland ( n = 1) estimated the violence prevalence of 22.3% over the 12 months before the survey, and 30.2% over the carer's career 9 . A review of 21 other studies, mostly from the United States ( n = 8), looked at violence towards care workers both in home ( n = 10) and institutional settings ( n = 11).…”

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“…Between 33% and 87% of home care workers experienced verbal abuse from patients over the workers' career or while doing fieldwork 10 . Both these reviews noted the diversity of the survey participants in terms of frequency of home visits, duration of each visit, nature of care, and interaction with care recipients 9,10 . Sexual abuse and sexual harassment was reported by 4% and 12%, respectively, from home care workers in a review of 14 studies of 6014 workers mostly from the United States ( n = 5) 12 .…”

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“…8 Violence towards care workers by clients or their families, Type II violence, is common in the home setting. [9][10][11][12] A meta-analysis of 21 studies of home care workers from the United States (n = 12), Israel (n = 4), Japan (n = 2), Australia (n = 1), Canada (n = 1) and Ireland (n = 1) estimated the violence prevalence of 22.3% over the 12 months before the survey, and 30.2% over the carer's career. 9 A review of 21 other studies, mostly from the United States (n = 8), looked at violence towards care workers both in home (n = 10) and institutional settings (n = 11).…”

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Determinants of violence towards care workers working in the home setting: A systematic review

Phoo

Reid

2022

American J Industrial Med

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Background: Home care is a rapidly growing industry. Violence towards home care workers is common, while also likely underreported. This violence adversely affects the physical and mental health of both workers and care recipients. The current study aims to identify and appraise recent evidence on the determinants of violence towards care workers working in the home setting.Methods: Six electronic databases: the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), EMBASE, Informit, Medline, PsycINFO, and Web of Science, were systematically searched. A systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute manual for evidence synthesis.Results: A total of 18 papers met the inclusion criteria. All were cross-sectional surveys. The majority of studies were from the United States. The most commonly investigated associations were those between the medical history of clients, workers' apprehension of violence, worker-client relationship, or care plans, and any form of violence or verbal abuse. Conclusion:Violence was common in clients with cognitive disorders, substance abuse disorder, and limited mobility; toward workers who feared that violence might happen; toward those who had very close or very distant worker-client relationships; and when care plans were not inclusive of clients' needs. The current review highlights a gap in evidence on determinants of violence towards care workers working in the home setting, and suggests potential areas to be addressed to reduce such violence.

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“…In primary studies, data are collected in order to describe the phenomenon of violence in a specific context (e.g., emergency or psychiatric departments) [ 13 , 14 ], toward a target population (e.g., oral health-care workers) [ 15 ], in a particular geographical area (e.g., African or European Countries) [ 16 , 17 ] or in specific countries (such as China, Spain or Iran) [ 18 , 19 , 20 ]. Meta-analytical reviews e.g., [ 21 , 22 ], allowing a general perspective in the evaluation of the phenomenon, by merging and/or re-reading the data or the conclusions drawn from previous works. This paper pertains to the second category, consisting of a scoping review aimed at describing the prevalence of healthcare staff (physicians and nurses and technicians) who have been subject to violence or aggression by patients or visitors in Italy.…”

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Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers Victims of Workplace Violence in Italy: A Scoping Review

Civilotti

Berlanda

Iozzino

2021

IJERPH

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The aim of this scoping review is to synthesize the available evidence on the prevalence rates of healthcare workers being victims of violence perpetrated by patients and visitors in Italy. PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science and CINAHL were systematically searched from their inception to April 2021. Two authors independently assessed 1182 studies. All the scientific papers written in English or in Italian reporting primary quantitative and/or qualitative data on the prevalence of aggression or sexual harassment perpetrated by patients or visitors toward healthcare workers in Italy were included. Thirty-two papers were included in the review. The data extracted were summarized in a narrative synthesis organized in the following six thematic domains: 1. Methodology and study design; 2. Description of violent behavior; 3. Characteristics of health care staff involved in workplace violence (WPV); 4. Prevalence and form of WPV; 5. Context of WPV; and 6. Characteristics of violent patients and their relatives and/or visitors. The proportion of studies on WPV differed greatly across Italian regions, wards and professional roles of the healthcare workers. In general, the prevalence of WPV against healthcare workers in Italy is high, especially in psychiatric and emergency departments and among nurses and physicians, but further studies are needed in order to gather systematic evidence of this phenomenon. In Italy, and worldwide, there is an urgent need for governments, policy-makers and health institutions to prevent, monitor and manage WPV towards healthcare professionals.

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Prevalence of type II workplace violence among home healthcare workers: A meta‐analysis

Cited by 30 publications

References 27 publications

Occupational Exposures in the Homecare Environment: Piloting an Observation Tool

Occupational Exposures in the Homecare Environment: Piloting an Observation Tool

Determinants of violence towards care workers working in the home setting: A systematic review

Hospital-Based Healthcare Workers Victims of Workplace Violence in Italy: A Scoping Review

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