@article{ref1,
title="Worksite walkthrough intervention: data-driven prevention of workplace violence on hospital units",
journal="Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine",
year="2017",
author="Hamblin, Lydia E. and Essenmacher, Lynnette and Luborsky, Mark and Russell, Jim and Janisse, James and Upfal, Mark and Arnetz, Judith",
volume="59",
number="9",
pages="875-884",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to describe the implementation of a data-driven, unit-based walkthrough intervention shown to be effective in reducing the risk of workplace violence in hospitals. <br><br>METHODS: A structured worksite walkthrough was conducted on 21 hospital units. Unit-level workplace violence data were reviewed and a checklist of possible prevention strategies and an Action Plan form guided development of unit-specific intervention. Unit supervisor perceptions of the walkthrough and implemented prevention strategies were reported via questionnaires. Prevention strategies were categorized as environmental, behavioral, or administrative. <br><br>RESULTS: A majority of units implemented strategies within 12 months' postintervention. Participants found the walkthrough useful, practical, and worthy of continued use. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Structured worksite walkthroughs provide a feasible method for workplace violence reduction in hospitals. Core elements are standardized yet flexible, promoting fidelity and transferability of this intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1076-2752",
doi="10.1097/JOM.0000000000001081",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000001081"
}