Organizational response to workplace violence, and its association with depressive symptoms: A nationwide survey of 1966 Korean EMS providers
| Autor: | Soo Jin Kim, Cassandra A. Okechukwu, Ja Young Kim, Seung Sup Kim, Nagyeong Lee, Ji Hwan Kim |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Emergency Medical Services medicine.medical_specialty Poison control Verbal abuse Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult depressive symptoms South Korea Surveys and Questionnaires workplace violence Republic of Korea Injury prevention medicine Humans Sex Distribution organizational response Workplace Association (psychology) Psychiatry Workplace violence Depression business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics Middle Aged Organizational Culture Regression Analysis Original Article Female business Originals |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Occupational Health |
| ISSN: | 1348-9585 1341-9145 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/1348-9585.12025 |
| Popis: | Objectives This study investigated whether organizational responses modified the associations between experiencing violence and depressive symptoms among emergency workers. Methods A nationwide survey of 1966 Korean emergency medical service (EMS) providers was analyzed. Experience of workplace violence (ie, physical violence, verbal abuse) was classified into four groups based on the victims’ reporting and organizational responses: (i) “Not experienced,” (ii) “Experienced, not reported,” (iii) “Experienced, reported, responded by organization,”and (iv) “Experienced, reported, not responded by organization.” Depressive symptoms were assessed by 11‐item version of the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Results Compared to “Not experienced” group, physical violence was significantly associated with depressive symptoms among EMS providers responding “Experienced, not reported” (PR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.37, 2.03) and “Experienced, reported, not responded by organization” (PR: 2.58, 95% CI: 1.75, 3.82), after adjusting for confounders. No significant difference was detected for workers responding “Experienced, reported, responded by organization” group (PR: 1.45, 95% CI: 0.87, 2.41). Similar trends were observed in the analysis with verbal abuse. Conclusions Our findings suggest that organizational responses could play a critical role in mitigating depressive symptoms among EMS providers who experience violence at work. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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