title: Abuse and violence during home care work as predictor of worker depression.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Home care workers provide care without the normal protections afforded in the hospital. This study describes the prevalence of abuse and violence experienced by home care workers and its relationship to workers' depression.
  
  
  METHODS
  A two-wave telephone survey (N=1,643) was conducted to assess the prevalence of abuse and prevalence/incidence of workers' depression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Abuse was significant for elevated odds for depression, with a dose effect. Violence was highly associated with depression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preventive and early intervention measures should be taken to reduce mental health consequences of abuse and violence among home care workers.
authors: Department of Family and Community Health, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. jgeiger@son.umaryland.edu
authors: Jeanne
authors: J
authors: Geiger-Brown
authors: Carles
authors: C
authors: Muntaner
authors: Kathleen
authors: K
authors: McPhaul
authors: Jane
authors: J
authors: Lipscomb
authors: Alison
authors: A
authors: Trinkoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003863:Depression; D005260:Female; D018576:Home Health Aides / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D014754:Violence