Workplace Violence, Hostility & Safety

NCT05224752 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: 027.NUR.2021.R
• Study Type: observational
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Workplace violence has been documented as a global, epidemic healthcare- related problem. The American Nurses Association (ANA) describes customer/client violence as an assault from a member of the public with whom the nurse interacts during the course of their regular duties. According to the ANA's website, types of violence that contribute to unsafe work environments are varying. However the customer/client violence type is prevalently experienced in healthcare, and 1 in 4 nurses are abused and experience workplace violence.

Conditions

Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (10)

• An investigator-developed questionnaire and demographic tool

  based on feedback from members of the EBPRC as well as a relevant literature review will be used to evaluate group demographic characteristics and perceived preparedness and exposure for handling aggressive patients/visitors at MRMC

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Education Level

  High School diploma, College Associate, College Bachelor, masters, Doctoral, other

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Status of service

  Full time, part-time, per diem

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Years of experience at Methodist

  6 months to more than 11 years

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Job status/title

  RN, Tech/PCT or other

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Age

  Current age in years

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Gender

  Male or female

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Ethnicity

  Caucasian/white , Black/African American, Hispanic, Asian, or other

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Which, if any, items do you consider an act of physical abuse or violence in the workplace

  Hitting, Slapping, Biting, Spitting, Throwing or other

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

• Have you ever experienced physical abuse at MRMC that involved a patient/visitor, within the last two years?

  Yes or No

  from August, 1, 2021 to September 1, 2021

Study Arms (1)

healthcare workers at MRMC

healthcare workers at MRMC

Other: Online Survey

Interventions

Online Survey OTHER

Online survey void of individual traceable identifiers, and launched via the Survey Monkey® portal

healthcare workers at MRMC

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

full-time, part-time or PRN \[per diem\] employee of MRMC, who cares for or has contact with patients and visitors.

You may qualify if:

• must be a full-time, part-time or PRN \[per diem\] employee of MRMC
• who cares for or has contact with patients and visitors
• able to read and understand English

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who are not full-time, part-time or PRN employees of MRMC who cares for or has contact with patient s and visitors

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Methodist Health System: lead

Study Officials

• Maxine Adegbola,, PH.D.

  Methodist Health System

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 3, 2022
• First Posted: February 4, 2022
• Study Start: May 28, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: March 24, 2026

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)