TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Enhancing the safety climate and reducing violence against staff in closed hospital wards
JO  - Workplace health and safety
A1  - Isaak, Valerie
A1  - Vashdi, Dana
A1  - Bar-Noy, Dor
A1  - Kostisky, Hava
A1  - Hirschmann, Shmuel
A1  - Grinshpoon, Alexander
SP  - 409
EP  - 416
VL  - 65
IS  - 9
N2  - This study examined the effectiveness of an intervention program to enhance unit safety climate and minimize employee risk of injury from patient violence. The intervention program, including a 3-day workshop, was offered to personnel on maximum security units of an Israeli psychiatric hospital. Safety climate was examined before and after the implementation of the intervention, and incidents of patient violence were investigated. Six months after the intervention, a significant improvement in employees' perceptions of management's commitment to safety as well as a marginally significant improvement in communication about safety issues were found. This study demonstrated that an intervention program to enhance safety climate was associated with a decrease in the number of aggressive incidents. The researchers concluded that this intervention program is likely to return a sense of safety to workers and reduce workplace violence.<br><br>© 2016 The Author(s).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2165-0799
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2165079916672478
ID  - ref1
ER  -