@article{ref1,
title="Developing a framework for identifying individual and organizational risk factors for the prevention of violence in the health-care sector",
journal="Work",
year="2002",
author="Viitasara, Eija and Menckel, Ewa",
volume="19",
number="2",
pages="117-123",
abstract="The problem of violence at work has received considerable attention in recent years. According to Swedish statistics, personnel in the health-care sector are the most affected. The purpose of this paper is to present a framework or model for studies of workplace violence, and to demonstrate its application to the analysis of violence in health-care settings. The model treats violence as a process comprising of several stages/sub-events, and shows how this process is influenced by underlying structural (rather permanent) and situational (generally temporary) risk factors. Understanding the diversity in the process provides a basis for analysis of connections between interacting factors at different stages. Risk management (hazard identification, risk analysis, and preventive counter-measures) should be integrated into the work situation and operations of an organization.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}