Preferences of healthcare workers for security personnel to prevent occupational violence: A discrete choice experiment.

ABSTRACT: BackgroundOccupational violence against healthcare workers is increasing worldwide. The role of security personnel in healthcare settings is critical, yet little is known about the attributes of security personnel that are most important to healthcare workers.ObjectiveThis study seeks to identify the preferred attributes of security personnel from the healthcare professional's perspective.MethodsAn online survey was administered to a representative sample of healthcare staff including health service managers, clinicians, and nurses at Metro North Hospital and Health Service in Queensland, Australia. We employed a convenience sampling method where the survey link was emailed to 780 healthcare staff members, and 179 participants responded. Using the Discrete Choice Experiment methodology, th

SUBMITTER: Senanayake S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12287554 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature