SynthesisOccupational and environmental medicine2021
Workplace violence and health in human service industries: a systematic review of prospective and longitudinal studies.
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45 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Prevalence, associated factors, and outcomes of workplace violence against doctors in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Evaluation of the Tools Measuring Work-Related Psychosocial Factors in Prospective Research on Sickness Absence of Health Care Workers.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Coping and Resilience of Frontline Mental Healthcare Professionals Towards Workplace Violence on Psychiatric Wards-A Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Gender-based violence and harassment at work and health and occupational outcomes. A systematic review of prospective studies.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Contemporary evidence of workplace violence against the primary healthcare workforce worldwide: a systematic review.Human resources for health · 2023Pooled it
- Determinants of violence towards care workers working in the home setting: A systematic review.American journal of industrial medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Workplace Violence Against Nurses in Croatia: A Cross-Sectional Study on Its Frequency, Impact, and Solutions.Acta medica academica · 2026Article
- Workplace violence and self-reported physical and mental health: a national cross-sectional study in Lebanon.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Perceived Effectiveness of Workplace Violence Prevention Strategies Among Bulgarian Healthcare Professionals: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The hidden toll of colleague absenteeism: exploring its impact on emotional strain and burnout among frontline health workers in Nigeria.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Editorial: Workplace violence in healthcare: prevention strategies and mental health consequences.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Health of Hispanic/Latino Workers in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Sociocultural Ancillary Study: Privileges and Disadvantages of Occupational Status and Exposure to Hazards.Occupational health science · 2025Article
- Associations between workplace aggression and subsequent mental distress and sick leave among home care workers.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2025Article
- Workplace violence: A complex challenge demanding a systemic response.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Article
- Workplace violence and fear of violence: an assessment of prevalence across industrial sectors and its mental health effects.Scandinavian journal of work, environment & health · 2025Article
- Violence in Healthcare Workers Is Associated with Disordered Eating.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Client Violence and Emotional Health Among Child Protection Services Workers.Occupational health science · 2025Article
- Role of turnover, downsizing, overtime and night shifts on workplace violence against healthcare workers: a seven-year ecological study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Tracking Workplace Violence over 20 Years.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Occupational Safety, Health, and Well-Being Concerns and Solutions for Management Reported by Sign Language Interpreters: A Qualitative Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo provide systematically evaluated evidence of prospective associations between exposure to physical, psychological and gender-based violence and health among healthcare, social care and education workers.
methodsThe guidelines on Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were followed. Medline, Cinahl, Web of Science and PsycInfo were searched for
resultsAfter deduplication, 3566 studies remained, of which 132 articles were selected for full-text screening and 28 were included in the systematic review. A majority of the studies focused on healthcare personnel, were from the Nordic countries and were assessed to have medium quality. Nine of 11 associations between physical violence and poor mental health were statistically significant, and 3 of 4 associations between physical violence and sickness absence. Ten of 13 associations between psychological violence and poor mental health were statistically significant and 6 of 6 associations between psychological violence and sickness absence. The only study on gender-based violence and health reported a statistically non-significant association.
conclusionThere is consistent evidence mainly in medium quality studies of prospective associations between psychological violence and poor mental health and sickness absence, and between physical violence and poor mental health in human service workers. More research using objective outcomes, improved exposure assessment and that focus on gender-based violence is needed.
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