Hospital Violence Intervention Programs (HVIP) are increasingly implemented across a variety of healthcare-associated contexts to prevent and address violent intentional injury. We describe the establishment of a health system funded HVIP in Delaware and the direct experiences of staff and violence-specialized Community Health Workers.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.32481/djph.2024.06.06 | DOI Listing |
Am J Surg
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA; Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
Background: Gentrification is associated with redistribution of shootings but impacts on access to care are unknown. We evaluate the association of gentrification with shooting rates, transport times, and survival in Boston.
Methods: Gentrification was defined using income, housing, and educational attainment from the 2010-2020 census.
Inj Prev
January 2025
Orthopaedic Surgery, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
Background: Emergency departments are on the front lines of non-fatal self-harm injury (SHI). This study identifies patterns in patients presenting to emergency departments with SHI compared with patients presenting with assault and intimate partner violence.
Methods: Using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program database, we analyzed SHI cases in the emergency department from 2005 to 2021 and examined demographic characteristics, injury mechanism and anatomic location, emergency department disposition and temporal patterns relative to cases involving assault and intimate partner violence.
Int Nurs Rev
March 2025
College of Nursing, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia.
Aim: To explore the effect of violence exposure on altruistic behavior and grit among emergency nurses in 103-bed emergency departments in rural hospitals in Egypt.
Background: Workplace violence is a pervasive issue in emergency departments. Nurses in rural hospitals, facing limited resources and isolation, may be even more vulnerable to the adverse effects of workplace violence.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Medical Psychological Center, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
Purpose: Growing awareness has highlighted the challenging living condition faced by rural left-behind women (RLW), yet their psychological well-being has not been fully investigated. This study aims to investigate the psychological well-being of RLW in Northwest China and exploring its associated factors.
Samples And Methods: A total of 697 RLW from five provincial regions were enrolled.
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