Abstract
The aim of the present study was to analyse whether physical workplace violence increases the risk of long-term adverse health outcomes (i.e., high number of visits to the general practitioner, outpatient treatment, hospital admittance, antidepressant use, and/or having a mental disorder). The study was based on representative survey data from 2006 and 2010 (entitled “How are you?”) merged with register data for a 7-year follow-up period (N = 30,812). To examine if physical workplace violence was a predictor of adverse health outcomes, logistic regression models were conducted for the total follow-up period and for each follow-up year with the different outcome measures as the dependent variables. In the follow-up period, individuals who were exposed to physical workplace violence had a higher number of visits to the general practitioner, had more often received outpatient treatment, and had more often been admitted to hospital than their non-exposed counterparts. Moreover, exposed individuals had higher odds of using antidepressants in the last three follow-up years than did non-exposed individuals. The findings call for heightened attention to securing preventive as well as rehabilitative strategies to help victims of physical workplace violence with the aim of avoiding adverse long-term health consequences.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 101-109 |
| ISSN | 1359-432X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2. Jan 2019 |
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Keywords
- adverse health outcomes
- antidepressants
- healthcare utilization
- mental disorder
- Workplace violence
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Long-term adverse health outcomes of physical workplace violence : a 7-year population-based follow-up study. / Friis, Karina; Pihl-Thingvad, Jesper; Larsen, Finn Breinholt; Christiansen, Julie; Lasgaard, Mathias.
In: European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, Vol. 28, No. 1, 02.01.2019, p. 101-109.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-term adverse health outcomes of physical workplace violence
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AU - Friis, Karina
AU - Pihl-Thingvad, Jesper
AU - Larsen, Finn Breinholt
AU - Christiansen, Julie
AU - Lasgaard, Mathias
PY - 2019/1/2
Y1 - 2019/1/2
N2 - The aim of the present study was to analyse whether physical workplace violence increases the risk of long-term adverse health outcomes (i.e., high number of visits to the general practitioner, outpatient treatment, hospital admittance, antidepressant use, and/or having a mental disorder). The study was based on representative survey data from 2006 and 2010 (entitled “How are you?”) merged with register data for a 7-year follow-up period (N = 30,812). To examine if physical workplace violence was a predictor of adverse health outcomes, logistic regression models were conducted for the total follow-up period and for each follow-up year with the different outcome measures as the dependent variables. In the follow-up period, individuals who were exposed to physical workplace violence had a higher number of visits to the general practitioner, had more often received outpatient treatment, and had more often been admitted to hospital than their non-exposed counterparts. Moreover, exposed individuals had higher odds of using antidepressants in the last three follow-up years than did non-exposed individuals. The findings call for heightened attention to securing preventive as well as rehabilitative strategies to help victims of physical workplace violence with the aim of avoiding adverse long-term health consequences.
AB - The aim of the present study was to analyse whether physical workplace violence increases the risk of long-term adverse health outcomes (i.e., high number of visits to the general practitioner, outpatient treatment, hospital admittance, antidepressant use, and/or having a mental disorder). The study was based on representative survey data from 2006 and 2010 (entitled “How are you?”) merged with register data for a 7-year follow-up period (N = 30,812). To examine if physical workplace violence was a predictor of adverse health outcomes, logistic regression models were conducted for the total follow-up period and for each follow-up year with the different outcome measures as the dependent variables. In the follow-up period, individuals who were exposed to physical workplace violence had a higher number of visits to the general practitioner, had more often received outpatient treatment, and had more often been admitted to hospital than their non-exposed counterparts. Moreover, exposed individuals had higher odds of using antidepressants in the last three follow-up years than did non-exposed individuals. The findings call for heightened attention to securing preventive as well as rehabilitative strategies to help victims of physical workplace violence with the aim of avoiding adverse long-term health consequences.
KW - adverse health outcomes
KW - antidepressants
KW - healthcare utilization
KW - mental disorder
KW - Workplace violence
U2 - 10.1080/1359432X.2018.1548437
DO - 10.1080/1359432X.2018.1548437
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85057629181
VL - 28
SP - 101
EP - 109
JO - European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
JF - European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology
SN - 1359-432X
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