HRH Global Resource Center - Workplace Violence

CPTED and Workplace Violence in Jordanian Public Hospitals

Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:59:43 +0000

This study found that the hospitals attempted to make significant use of Crime Prevention through Environmental Design (CPTED) approach (including natural surveillance, natural access control, territorial concern, and management & maintenance) but that CPTED usage was at least partially ineffective because of poor implementation of its principles and because employees were not sufficiently educated in CPTED to exploit the CPTED engineering and design features. [from abstract]

Tackling Violence Against Health-Care Workers

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:16:08 +0000

Globally, health-care workers experience high rates of violence and abuse in the workplace. More focus should be put on preventing such attacks, say experts. [from introduction]

Violence Against Primary Health Care Workers in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 19:09:34 +0000

This self-report questionnaire study was carried out in Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia to highlight the magnitude, predictors, and circumstances of workplace violence against primary health care (PHC) workers. A total of 1,091 workers completed a self-administered questionnaire. [from abstract]

Stop Violence Against Medical Workers in China

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:47:21 +0000

The incidence of patient-doctor disputes are alarmingly increasing in China, this article reviews the current status and causes of violence against medical workers in China, six strategies to tackle the daily worrying problems have been proposed and hopefully could improve the medical working environment in China. [from abstract]

Violence Against Healthcare Workers

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:43:12 +0000

The objective of SICOT is “to promote the advancement of the science and art of orthopaedics and traumatology at international level in particular for the improvement of patient care; to foster and develop teaching, research and education; to facilitate and encourage exchange of professional experience and to promote good fellowship among its members.” [from introduction]

Aggression and Violence Against Health Care Workers in Germany - A Cross Sectional Retrospective Survey

Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:36:26 +0000

Although international scientific research on health issues has been dealing with the problem of aggression and violence towards those employed in health care, research activities in Germany are still at an early stage. In view of this, the aim of this study was to examine the frequency and consequences of aggressive behaviour towards nurses and health care workers in different health sectors in Germany and to assess the need for preventive measures. [from abstract]

Violence Against Health Care Part I : The Problem and the Law

Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:50:30 +0000

In 2013, new data collected by the ICRC7 showed that the vast majority of violent incidents against health services that took place during 2012 – more than 80 per cent of the 900 or so incidents recorded in twenty-two countries – affected local health-care professionals. A quarter of the people affected by these incidents were killed or wounded, while the remainder of the incidents consisted of beatings, threats, arrests, kidnapping, and other violent occurrences. [from introduction]

Violence Against Health Workers

Fri, 02 May 2014 14:25:32 +0000

he tragic and excessive attack on a doctor at the Western Hospital in Australia in February has brought the issue of violence in health care settings back into the spotlight, writes the magazine of the Australian Medical Association (Victoria). This latest attack serves as a stark reminder of the unacceptable risks health care workers are exposed to just by turning up to work each day, with emergency departments in particular described in recent times as ‘war zones’. [from summary]

Safety Measures to Prevent Workplace Violence in Emergency Primary Care Centres: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 18:06:28 +0000

The objective of this study was to investigate to which extent general practitioners work alone in emergency primary care centers in Norway, and to estimate the prevalence of other preventive measures against workplace violence. [from abstract]

Final Push for Polio Eradication: Addressing the Challenge of Violence in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Nigeria

Wed, 09 Oct 2013 17:06:33 +0000

The authors explore the different contexts of violence against polio vaccination workers and make policy proposals on how to respond to attacks on vaccination workers and to other factors that are impeding the final push for polio eradication. [adapted from author]