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Violence to staff in long term care.
Long-term care workers in Canada are almost nearly seven times more likely to experience violence than similar staff in the Nordic countries, according to a study at York University, co-authored by Sociology professor Pat Armstrong. The main difference between Canada and Nordic countries is staffing levels.
The study found that 43 percent of personal support workers endure physical violence at work on a daily basis, while another quarter face such violence every week. Most are women, and many are immigrants or from marginalized racial groups.
Workers at 71 unionized long-term care facilities in Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia were surveyed about their experiences of physical violence, unwanted sexual attention, and racial comments.
Marta Szebehely, University of Stockholm Dept. of Social Work, is a co-author.
The project team chose to make their comparisons with the Nordic Countries--Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. "Most studies will compare our situation with that of the U.S.," says Armstrong. "We felt it was more relevant to compare ourselves with countries that have a public healthcare infrastructure." Most of the violence ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Violence to staff in long term care.