Workplace violence and aggression are receiving increasing attention, especially when perpetrated in at-risk services such as psychiatric and emergency departments. Many healthcare providers have been victims of verbal aggressions (VAs) and physical aggressions (PAs), as well as injuries (INs), at ...
Statistical sample weights were developed to adjust for the minority oversampling and to obtain student totals by grade comparable to population grade estimates from the US National Center for Education Statistics. Weighted data analyses were conducted using SUDAAN software to adjust variance estimates to...
In this investigation, we focus on the study of low- and medium-intensity user violence aimed at Primary Healthcare (PHC) professionals because many studies consider that the authors of such aggressions towards healthcare workers are predominantly users, patients, or relatives (Alameddine et al.,...
OSHA has published voluntary guidelines for workers in late-night retail, healthcare, social services, and taxicab businesses. Although these guidelines are not legal requirements, OSHA has enhanced its efforts at reducing workplace violence. Under theOSHA Act “general duty clause,”employers are re...
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health defined workplace violence as “violent acts directed toward persons at work or on duty.” According to NIOSH, health care and social service workers have faced significant job-related violence risks for many years. NIOSH identified assaults ...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that healthcare workers and people who work in social assistance are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than other workers. A National Crime Victimization Survey showed healthcare workers are 20% more likely to be the victim of ...
In 2003, the cost of DV in terms of medical care, mental health services, and lost productivity at work total up to $48.3 billion. Add to this the lives destroyed, the children who grow up with battering as their role model and will continue the stereotypes and battering spirals out of ...
In recent years, family and domestic violence (FDV) has become a national priority within Australia. Statistics have shown alarming rates of abuse in intimate relationships, including physical and sexual violence (1 in 6 women and 1 in 16 men) and emotional abuse (1 in 4 women and 1 in 6...
The "cycle of abuse" is often continued from exposed children into their adult relationships and finally to the care of the elderly. Domestic and family violence includes a range of abuse including economic, physical, sexual, emotional, and psychological toward children, adults, and elders. ...
Summary All children in Afghanistan have experienced conflict and political violence. While children are not responsible for this conflict, it has impacted their mental health. Further research is needed to examine the development and evaluation of interventions.Similar...