Catherine J Vladutiu1,2, Carri Casteel1,2, Maryalice Nocera2, Robert Harrison3, Corinne Peek-Asa4,5. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 2. Injury Prevention Research Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. 3. Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California. 4. Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. 5. Injury Prevention Research Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: In the rapidly growing home health and hospice industry, little is known about workplace violence prevention (WVP) training and violent events. METHODS: We examined the characteristics of WVP training and estimated violent event rates among 191 home health and hospice care providers from six agencies in California. Training characteristics were identified from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines. Rates were estimated as the number of violent events divided by the total number of home visit hours. RESULTS: Between 2008 and 2009, 66.5% (n = 127) of providers reported receiving WVP training when newly hired or as recurrent training. On average, providers rated the quality of their training as 5.7 (1 = poor to 10 = excellent). Among all providers, there was an overall rate of 17.1 violent events per 1,000 visit-hours. CONCLUSION: Efforts to increase the number of home health care workers who receive WVP training and to improve training quality are needed.
BACKGROUND: In the rapidly growing home health and hospice industry, little is known about workplace violence prevention (WVP) training and violent events. METHODS: We examined the characteristics of WVP training and estimated violent event rates among 191 home health and hospice care providers from six agencies in California. Training characteristics were identified from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines. Rates were estimated as the number of violent events divided by the total number of home visit hours. RESULTS: Between 2008 and 2009, 66.5% (n = 127) of providers reported receiving WVP training when newly hired or as recurrent training. On average, providers rated the quality of their training as 5.7 (1 = poor to 10 = excellent). Among all providers, there was an overall rate of 17.1 violent events per 1,000 visit-hours. CONCLUSION: Efforts to increase the number of home health care workers who receive WVP training and to improve training quality are needed.
Authors: Nicole D Karlsson; Pia K Markkanen; David Kriebel; Rebecca J Gore; Catherine J Galligan; Susan R Sama; Margaret M Quinn Journal: Occup Environ Med Date: 2019-06-11 Impact factor: 4.402