Risk factors of workplace violence at hospitals in Japan

Fujita, Shigeru; Itô, Shinya; Seto, Kanako; Kitazawa, Takefumi; Matsumoto, Kunichika; Hasegawa, Tomonori

doi:10.1002/jhm.976

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“…Kim et al reported that the average Korean employee spends 48.57 hours a week in the workplace, that 20.72% of the employed work more than 60 hours a week and that working more than 60 hours a week is associated with increased health problems 32) . A study on healthcare staff in Japan also showed that the risks of both physical aggression and verbal abuse were significantly higher in workers with long working hours 25) . Furthermore, in a study of medical professionals from 12 Chinese hospitals, long working hours (10 hr/day), and working the night shift were found to be risk factors for workplace violence, including verbal abuse 33) .…”

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Work‐related Risk Factors for Workplace Violence among Korean Employees

Lee

Kim

2014

Journal of Occupational Health

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The aim of this study was to identify work-related risk factors for workplace violence in a representative sample of Korean employees. Methods: We analyzed the associations between work-related factors and workplace violence in 29,171 employees using data from the 2011 Korean Working Conditions Survey. The survey included questions about verbal abuse, unwanted sexual attention, threats and behavior that humiliated the victim, physical violence, bullying/harassment and sexual harassment, and a respondent who answered yes to any of these 6 items was considered a victim of workplace violence. Results: The prevalences of verbal abuse, unwanted sexual attention and threats/ behavior that humiliated victims in the month preceding the study were 4.8, 1.0 and 1.5%, respectively. The prevalences of physical violence, bullying/harassment and sexual harassment in the year preceding the study were 0.7, 0.3 and 0.4%, respectively. Service workers had higher prevalences of overall workplace violence. Non-regular workers (OR=2.38, 95% CI=2.01−2.84), working more than 60 hours per week as opposed to 40−48 hours per week (OR=1.83, 95% CI=1.45−2.31) and night shift work (OR=1.88, 95% CI=1.54−2.30) were significant risk factors associated with workplace violence. Conclusions: Long working hours, job insecurity and night shift work were associated with a significant increase in workplace violence among

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Work‐related Risk Factors for Workplace Violence among Korean Employees

Lee

Kim

2014

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…3,4 Studies across the globe have shown that workplace violence has become an endemic problem for health care workers in both developed and developing countries and about one-fourth of the world's workplace violence occurs in Health care sector. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] According to International Labor Organization (ILO), health care workers are the second most at risk group for work violence. 13,14 Exact frequency and rates of these incidents is unknown due to gross under reporting but studies have indicated up to 90% of health care workers reporting exposure to violence at work.…”

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Violence against health care workers: a provider’s (staff nurse) perspective

Mishra

Chopra

Jauhari

et al. 2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Work place violence has become an endemic problem for health care workers (HCW) worldwide. The staff nurses are the most vulnerable and most assaulted among all the health care workers. The study was conducted with an aim to assess the frequency of violence and factors responsible, the response of the staff nurses after an incident of violence, any association between the socio-demographic factors with the violence against the HCW and to seek the suggestions to stop/prevent such incidents.Methods: A cross sectional study conducted in a tertiary care private sector hospital in Lucknow. All the staff nurses working in IIMSR (Purposive Convenience). 141 staff nurses consented and were enrolled in the study. A qualified consenting nurse having at least 6 months of professional experience were included in the study.Results: Approximately three fourth of the nurses have ever been exposed to the violence and verbal abuse was the most common form of violence. The intense workload, high patient expectation and substance abuse were the three important contributing factors. The majority of nurses who suffered violence ever, felt that it was preventable. Ever reporting of violence was high and majority (>80%) of respondents felt that making the waiting room/area comfortable and restricted entry to staff and examination room can stop or prevent the violence.Conclusions: The violence against health care workers especially nurses is a major problem and can threaten the delivery of effective quality care. These incidents are preventable, provided security; training and communications measures are in place.

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“…Perpetrators may be co-workers, managers, patients or visitors (3). The majority of acts of physical or verbal aggression originate from patients or visitors (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9). While most incidents of patient or visitor aggression (PVA) arise in mental health and accident and emergency departments (10,11), PVA also occurs in other clinical settings, such as medical and surgical departments (12,13).…”

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confidence: 99%