TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Organizational response to workplace violence, and its association with depressive symptoms: a nationwide survey of 1966 Korean EMS providers
JO  - Journal of occupational health
A1  - Kim, Ji-Hwan
A1  - Lee, Nagyeong
A1  - Kim, Ja Young
A1  - Kim, Soo Jin
A1  - Okechukwu, Cassandra
A1  - Kim, Seung-Sup
SP  - 101
EP  - 109
VL  - 61
IS  - 1
N2  - OBJECTIVES: This study investigated whether organizational responses modified the associations between experiencing violence and depressive symptoms among emergency workers. <br><br>METHODS: A nationwide survey of 1966 Korean emergency medical service (EMS) providers was analyzed. Experience of workplace violence (ie, physical violence, verbal abuse) was classified into four groups based on the victims' reporting and organizational responses: (i) "Not experienced," (ii) "Experienced, not reported," (iii) "Experienced, reported, responded by organization,"and (iv) "Experienced, reported, not responded by organization." Depressive symptoms were assessed by 11-item version of the Centers for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to "Not experienced" group, physical violence was significantly associated with depressive symptoms among EMS providers responding "Experienced, not reported" (PR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.37, 2.03) and "Experienced, reported, not responded by organization" (PR: 2.58, 95% CI: 1.75, 3.82), after adjusting for confounders. No significant difference was detected for workers responding "Experienced, reported, responded by organization" group (PR: 1.45, 95% CI: 0.87, 2.41). Similar trends were observed in the analysis with verbal abuse. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that organizational responses could play a critical role in mitigating depressive symptoms among EMS providers who experience violence at work.<br><br>© 2019 The Authors. Journal of Occupational Health published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Japan Society for Occupational Health.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1341-9145
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1348-9585.12025
ID  - ref1
ER  -