Prevalence of Violence against Providers in Heart and Lung Transplant Programs

Todd A. Barrett, Gennaro Di Tosto, Karen Shiu-Yee, Halia L. Melnyk, Laura J. Rush, Lindsey N. Sova, Brent C. Lampert, Asvin M. Ganapathi, Bryan A. Whitson, Brittany L. Waterman and Ann Scheck McAlearney ()
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Todd A. Barrett: Division of Palliative Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Gennaro Di Tosto: The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Karen Shiu-Yee: The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Halia L. Melnyk: The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Laura J. Rush: The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Lindsey N. Sova: The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Brent C. Lampert: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Asvin M. Ganapathi: Heart and Vascular Center, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Bryan A. Whitson: Heart and Vascular Center, Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Brittany L. Waterman: Division of Palliative Medicine, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
Ann Scheck McAlearney: The Center for the Advancement of Team Science, Analytics, and Systems Thinking in Health Services and Implementation Science Research (CATALYST), College of Medicine, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: Workplace violence in healthcare institutions is becoming more frequent. The objective of this study was to better understand the nature of threat and physical acts of violence from heart and lung transplant patients and families toward healthcare providers and suggest programmatic mitigation strategies. We administered a brief survey to attendees at the 2022 International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. A total of 108 participants responded. Threats of physical violence were reported by forty-five participants (42%), were more frequently reported by nurses and advanced practice providers than physicians (67% and 75% vs. 34%; p < 0.001) and were more prevalent in the United States than abroad (49% vs. 21%; p = 0.026). Acts of physical violence were reported by one out of every eight providers. Violence against providers in transplant programs warrants closer review by health systems in order to ensure the safety of team members.

Keywords: transplant; transplantation; workplace violence; healthcare workers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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