title: Worker-to-Worker Violence in Hospitals: Perpetrator Characteristics and Common Dyads.
abstract: Worker-to-worker (Type III) violence is prevalent in health care settings and has potential adverse consequences for employees and organizations. Little research has examined perpetrator characteristics of this type of violence. The current study is a descriptive examination of the common demographic and work-related characteristics of perpetrators of Type III workplace violence among hospital workers. Analysis was based on documented incidents of Type III violence reported within a large hospital system from 2010 to 2012. Nurses were involved as either the perpetrator or target in the five most common perpetrator-target dyads. Incidence rate ratios revealed that patient care associates and nurses were significantly more likely to be perpetrators than other job titles. By examining characteristics of perpetrators and common worker dyads involved in Type III workplace violence, hospital stakeholders and unit supervisors have a starting point to develop strategies for reducing conflict between workers.
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University eq8482@wayne.edu.
authors.forename: Lydia E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Hamblin
authors.affiliation: Detroit Medical Center.
authors.forename: Lynnette
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Essenmacher
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ager
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University Detroit Medical Center.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Upfal
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University Karolinska Institutet.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Luborsky
authors.affiliation: Detroit Medical Center.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.affiliation: Wayne State University Uppsala University Michigan State University.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnetz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D019548:Crime Victims; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D060051:Occupational Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D064450:Workplace Violence / Q000145:classification / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Type III violence; hospital workers; mental health; perpetrators; perpetrator–target dyads; worker-to-worker; workplace violence