Violence toward mental health staff and safety in the work environment

Privitera, Michael R.; Weisman, Robert L.; Cerulli, Catherine; Tu, Xin; Groman, Adrienne

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“…Using different questionnaires, research conducted in England 8) , Hong Kong 9) , and China 10) found that PV varied from 5.3% to 21% and VA from 43% to 73%. Studies conducted in emergency departments and psychiatric settings in the US 11,12) , Kuwait 13) , and Taiwan 14) found even higher prevalence rates. However, it is difficult to compare these studies directly because of the different definitions of workplace violence used and the different durations of recall used in the studies.…”

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Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence of Health Care Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan

Chen

Hwu

Kung

et al. 2008

Journal of Occupational Health

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Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence of Health Care Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan:Wen-Ching CHEN, et al. Yu-Li Hospital, Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan-Workplace violence, a possible cause of job stress, has recently become an important concern in occupational health. This study determined the prevalence of workplace violence and its risk factors for employees at a psychiatric hospital in Taiwan. A questionnaire developed by ILO/ICN/WHO/PSI was first translated and validated. It was then used to survey the prevalence of workplace violence in the last 12 months experienced by all nursing aides, nurses, and clerks at the hospital. Multiple logistic regression models were constructed to discover the determinants of violence. A total of 222 out of 231 surveyed workers completed a valid questionnaire. The one-year prevalence rates of physical violence (PV), verbal abuse, bullying/mobbing, sexual harassment, and racial harassment were 35.1, 50.9, 15.8, 9.5, and 4.5%, respectively. The prevalence of PV at this hospital was higher than that reported by other countries for the health sector. A high anxiety level was associated with the occurrence of PV. These results need to be corroborated by future investigation. A training program may be required for high risk groups to reduce workplace violence. (J Occup Health 2008; 50: 288-293)

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Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence of Health Care Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan

Chen

Hwu

Kung

et al. 2008

Journal of Occupational Health

144

116

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“…Moreover, relative to other private sector industries, the mental health sector has a higher incidence of workplace violence (Privitera, Weisman, Cerulli, Tu, & Groman, 2005). Because many of these unique challenges and stressors are not easily ameliorated, job resources such as supervisor autonomy support, selfefficacy, and staff cohesion may play an even more important role in the mental health field compared to other sectors.…”

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Integrating Self-Determination and Job Demands–Resources Theory in Predicting Mental Health Provider Burnout

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Bauer

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“…Patients do not recognize the risks of medical care, resulting in an increasing number of lawsuits 10) . Nurses and patient care assistants who have close patient contact are often reported to be exposed to violence 1,2,11,12) . There are a few studies on violence perpetrated on physicians that focus on emergency doctors and psychiatrists in other countries however, similar studies have not been conducted in Japan 9,[13][14][15] .…”

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An Epidemiological Study of Work‐related Violence Experienced by Physicians who Graduated from a Medical School in Japan

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Wada

Yoshikawa

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Journal of Occupational Health

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An Epidemiological Study of Work‐related Violence Experienced by Physicians who Graduated from a Medical School in Japan: Mayuri Arimatsu, et al. Department of Work Systems and Health, Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan—Healthcare workers are at high risk of being victim of verbal and physical violence perpetrated by patients. There are only a few studies on work related violence among physicians. The aim of this study was to determine how prevalent work‐related violence against physicians is and whether gender, age, specializations and workplaces are associated with verbal and physical violence against physicians in Japan. A questionnaire was mailed to all the 1,705 physicians who had graduated from one medical school in Japan and had practiced for a minimum of 3 yr by the time of this study. The verbal and physical violence experienced by physicians at the hands of their patients and/or clients in the last 6 months preceding this study were collected. We defined ‘verbal violence’ as ‘any threatening statement or complaint’ while ‘physical violence’ referred to ‘the attempted or actual exercise by persons of any physical force so as to cause injury to a physician’. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the independent contribution of each factor with violence. A total of 540 men and 158 women responded. The adjusted response rate was 41.8%. Among the participants, 168 (24.1%) physicians had experienced verbal violence and 15 (2.1%) physicians had experienced physical violence in the prior 6 months. Verbal violence was positively associated with physicians who were under 30 yr old (odds ratio [OR] = 2.1; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.0–4.1 for 27–29 yr old) and, psychiatry (OR, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.1–5.4). Physical violence was significantly associated with women (OR, 3.8; 95% CI, 1.1–13.5), specializations such as emergency and anesthesiology (OR, 18.9; 95% CI, 2.8–126.1), and psychiatry (OR, 7.6; 95% CI, 1.6–35.4). There was a considerable number of physicians exposed to violence. Younger physicians and psychiatrists are likely to be exposed to verbal violence. Female physicians, psychiatrists, and emergency physicians are likely to be exposed to physical violence. Education on avoiding from violence should be provided for physicians early in their career.

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Violence toward mental health staff and safety in the work environment

Cited by 90 publications

References 9 publications

Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence of Health Care Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan

Prevalence and Determinants of Workplace Violence of Health Care Workers in a Psychiatric Hospital in Taiwan

Integrating Self-Determination and Job Demands–Resources Theory in Predicting Mental Health Provider Burnout

An Epidemiological Study of Work‐related Violence Experienced by Physicians who Graduated from a Medical School in Japan

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