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Administrative and behavioral interventions for workplace violence prevention
C W Runyan1, R C Zakocs, C Zwerling
1University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7505, USA. Carol_Runyan@unc.edu
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|May 4, 2000
Summary
Workplace violence interventions lack rigorous research. More studies are needed to evaluate administrative and behavioral strategies effectively, especially in high-risk occupations.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Public Health
- Criminology
Background:
- Workplace violence causes significant fatalities and injuries annually in the U.S.
- High-risk occupations include taxicab drivers, retail workers, and law enforcement.
- Environmental, behavioral, and administrative strategies can mitigate workplace violence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically review existing literature on administrative and behavioral interventions for workplace violence.
- To identify and categorize suggested and empirically evaluated intervention strategies.
- To assess the quality of research designs in intervention studies.
Main Methods:
- Conducted a critical review of 137 papers identified across 17 databases.
- Categorized papers based on empirical data versus suggested interventions.
- Organized suggested interventions using the Haddon Matrix framework.
Main Results:
- 41 reports suggested interventions without empirical data; 9 reported evaluation results.
- All intervention studies were in healthcare, focusing on worker-patient violence.
- Research designs were weak, yielding inconclusive results; no experimental designs were used.
Conclusions:
- A significant research gap exists in evaluating administrative and behavioral workplace violence interventions.
- Intervention research requires robust theoretical frameworks and diverse contextual considerations.
- Strong evaluation designs, including process, impact, and outcome measures, are crucial.