TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2002//
TI  - Developing a framework for identifying individual and organizational risk factors for the prevention of violence in the health-care sector
JO  - Work
A1  - Viitasara, Eija
A1  - Menckel, Ewa
SP  - 117
EP  - 123
VL  - 19
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1051-9815
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -