La violence au travail est un risque professionnel important pour les travailleurs de la santé aux États-Unis. Une analyse des données de surveillance soumises par les hôpitaux membres du réseau OHSN révèle que, de 2012 à 2015, le taux global de traumatismes liés à la violence au travail a augmenté de 23% par an. La violence au travail est un problème grave et de plus en plus courant dans les hôpitaux qui participent au réseau. Les personnel infirmier présente le risque de blessure le plus élevé.
Background
Workplace violence is a substantial occupational hazard for healthcare workers in the United States.
Methods
We analyzed workplace violence injury surveillance data submitted by hospitals participating in the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN) from 2012 to 2015.
Results
Data were frequently missing for several important variables. Nursing assistants (14.89, 95%CI 10.12‐21.91) and nurses (8.05, 95%CI 6.14‐10.55) had the highest crude workplace violence injury rates per 1000 full‐time equivalent (FTE) workers. Nursing assistants’ (IRR 2.82, 95%CI 2.36‐3.36) and nurses’ (IRR 1.70, 95%CI 1.45‐1.99) adjusted workplace violence injury rates were significantly higher than those of non‐patient care personnel. On average, the overall rate of workplace violence injury among OHSN‐participating hospitals increased by 23% annually during the study period.
Conclusion
Improved data collection is needed for OHSN to realize its full potential. Workplace violence is a serious, increasingly common problem in OHSN‐participating hospitals. Nursing assistants and nurses have the highest injury risk.
GROENEWOLD, Matthew R., SARMIENTO, Raymond F. R., VANOLI, Kelly, RAUDABAUGH, William, NOWLIN, Susan et GOMAA, Ahmed. Workplace violence injury in 106 US hospitals participating in the Occupational Health Safety Network (OHSN), 2012-2015. American Journal of Industrial Medicine [en ligne]. 1 février 2018. Vol. 61, n° 2, pp. 157‑166. [Consulté le 26 novembre 2018]. DOI 10.1002/ajim.22798.