Violence
Conditions
Brief summary
Workplace violence includes physical and verbal aggression as well as threatening behavior. All types of workplace violence incidents in health care are often under-reported, especially if there is no lasting physical injury.
Detailed description
Research reveals that healthcare workers are three times more likely to experience workplace violence than any other occupation. The first step toward reducing the occurrence of violence is to understand the perceptions and prevalence of workplace violence.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention.
The subjects will complete a survey related to workplace violance.
Sponsors
Methodist Health System
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be employed full-time, part-time, or per diem
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to read English will cause a staff member to be excluded from the study, as the survey is written in English.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level and type of workplace violence | Period of 6 months | Research Instruments Survey Questionnaire used to measure physical and psychological characteristics of violence at work |
| Impact on the individual employee/worker | Period of 6 months | Self-reported consequences in relation to work (e.g., distress/burnout, transfer/quits, absenteeism, financial situation, career path) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Research Instruments Survey Questionnaire | Period of 6 months | Survey Monkey will be used to measured Frequency of reported incidents concerning the different forms of violence at work |
| Self-reported impact of violence on quality of care for patients | Period of 6 months | Impact on the organization (e.g., cost data, lost work days, staff fluctuation, staff shortage) |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORLaura Sweatt, MSN, RN-BC
Methodist Health System
Outcome results
None listed