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Aim This study used California's unique Workplace Violent Incident Reporting System (WVIRS) to describe changes in workplace violence (WV) exposure for hospital-based healthcare workers during the pandemic. Design Interrupted time series analysis. Methods We compared the linear trends in weekly WV incidents reported during the period before the COVID-19 pandemic (7/1/2017–3/20/2020) to the period following California's shutdown (3/21/2020–6/30/2021). We created mixed effects models for incidents reported in emergency departments (EDs) and in other hospital units. We used hospital volume data from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information. Results A total of 418 hospitals reported 37,561 incidents during the study period. For EDs, the number of reported incidents remained essentially constant, despite a 26% drop in outpatient visits between the first and second quarters of 2020. For other hospital units, weekly incidents initially dropped—parallel to a 13% decrease in inpatient days between the first and second quarters of 2020—but then continued parallel to the trend seen in the pre-COVID period. Conclusion WV persists steadily in California's hospitals. Despi

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Author

Rachel Odes; Soo‐Jeong Lee; OiSaeng Hong; Jin Jun

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)