Bullying and violence during training and the risk of dropout from the eldercare sector 2 years later

TY - JOUR

T1 - Bullying and violence during training and the risk of dropout from the eldercare sector 2 years later

AU - Hogh, Annie

AU - Giver, Hanne

AU - Hannerz, Harald

AU - Pedersen, Betina Holbæk

PY - 2012/12

Y1 - 2012/12

N2 - Background: The proportion of old people in need of care is growing rapidly in most western societies, and there is a rising demand for qualified eldercare workers in the years to come. Hence, solutions to high turnover in the eldercare sector are becoming increasingly important. Aim: To test whether bullying, violence and/or threats of violence (violence) among health care trainees are predictors of subsequent dropout from the eldercare sector 2years after graduation from college. Methods: A questionnaire was given to all health care trainees in Denmark approximately 2weeks before their graduation in 2004. Female respondents (N=5000) were followed in national employment registers to see whether they had dropped out of the eldercare sector by the end of 2006. Logistic regression was used to model the outcome. Results: Among the respondents, 5.5% had been bullied during the training period, 9.1% had been subjected to violence. Hereof, 1% reported exposure to both bullying and violence. At follow-up, 37% had dropped out of the eldercare sector. The odds of dropout were significantly associated with bullying, OR=1.39 (95% CI: 1.08-1.79), but not with violence, OR=0.89 (95% CI: 0.72-1.09). Conclusion: Being bullied while in training as a health care worker is a predictor of subsequent dropout from the eldercare sector.

AB - Background: The proportion of old people in need of care is growing rapidly in most western societies, and there is a rising demand for qualified eldercare workers in the years to come. Hence, solutions to high turnover in the eldercare sector are becoming increasingly important. Aim: To test whether bullying, violence and/or threats of violence (violence) among health care trainees are predictors of subsequent dropout from the eldercare sector 2years after graduation from college. Methods: A questionnaire was given to all health care trainees in Denmark approximately 2weeks before their graduation in 2004. Female respondents (N=5000) were followed in national employment registers to see whether they had dropped out of the eldercare sector by the end of 2006. Logistic regression was used to model the outcome. Results: Among the respondents, 5.5% had been bullied during the training period, 9.1% had been subjected to violence. Hereof, 1% reported exposure to both bullying and violence. At follow-up, 37% had dropped out of the eldercare sector. The odds of dropout were significantly associated with bullying, OR=1.39 (95% CI: 1.08-1.79), but not with violence, OR=0.89 (95% CI: 0.72-1.09). Conclusion: Being bullied while in training as a health care worker is a predictor of subsequent dropout from the eldercare sector.

KW - Faculty of Social Sciences

KW - Bullying

KW - Violence

KW - dropout

KW - turnover

KW - workplace

KW - workforce retantion

U2 - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.00986.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.00986.x

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0283-9318

VL - 26

SP - 730

EP - 737

JO - Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

JF - Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

IS - 4

ER -