Citation

Barrett TA, Di Tosto G, Shiu-Yee K, Melnyk HL, Rush LJ, Sova LN, Lampert BC, Ganapathi AM, Whitson BA, Waterman BL, McAlearney AS. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023; 20(6).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph20064805

PMID

36981714

PMCID

PMC10049342

Abstract

Workplace violence in healthcare institutions is becoming more frequent. The objective of this study was to better understand the nature of threat and physical acts of violence from heart and lung transplant patients and families toward healthcare providers and suggest programmatic mitigation strategies. We administered a brief survey to attendees at the 2022 International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. A total of 108 participants responded. Threats of physical violence were reported by forty-five participants (42%), were more frequently reported by nurses and advanced practice providers than physicians (67% and 75% vs. 34%; p < 0.001) and were more prevalent in the United States than abroad (49% vs. 21%; p = 0.026). Acts of physical violence were reported by one out of every eight providers. Violence against providers in transplant programs warrants closer review by health systems in order to ensure the safety of team members.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; Prevalence; Health Personnel; workplace violence; Surveys and Questionnaires; Workplace; *Physicians; *Workplace Violence; healthcare workers; *Lung Transplantation; transplant; transplantation