Protocol summary

Summary
Emergency nurses are at higher risk for workplace violence than other health care workers, so a workplace violence prevention program is crucial to prevent violence. Therefore, the purpose of this study the effectiveness of workplace violence prevention program on the rate of violence, knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses towards patients and their companions violence in the emergency department of selected hospital in Tehran. This study applied a quasi-experimental design using control groups and pre- and post-tests. The research units included 48 nurses working in the emergency department of Farabi Hospital in Tehran. The intervention included the use of a program featuring some management issues such as applying ventilation, using closed-circuit television cameras, modifying lightings, employing a security guard for the evening shift, and training. The training, which will be entitled “Management and Prevention of Workplace Violence,”will be entitled as a 2-day workshop using training programs. Data will be collected by 1.”International Workplace Violence Questionnaire”. 2. Nurse's Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Workplace Violence Questionnaire”.Control group,The training, which will be entitle “Management and Prevention of Workplace Violence,” will be implemented a one-day workshop using training programs.

General information

Acronym
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IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number: IRCT2016111330869N1
Registration date: 2017-09-14, 1396/06/23
Registration timing: retrospective

Last update:
Update count: 0
Registration date
2017-09-14, 1396/06/23
Registrant information
Name
Masumeh Movaghari Sadat Mahaleh
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 2218 0036
Email address
ma.movaghari@uswr.ac.ir
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Investigator
Expected recruitment start date
2016-08-05, 1395/05/15
Expected recruitment end date
2016-10-07, 1395/07/16
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
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Trial completion date
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Scientific title
The Effectiveness of workplace violence prevention program on the rate of violence, knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses towards patients and their companions violence
Public title
The Effectiveness of workplace violence prevention program on the rate of violence, knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses towards violence
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All nurses have a bachelor's degree or higher؛ At least year have jobs in the emergency department؛ Inclination and have full consent to participate in research. Exclusion criteria: Change work or anything that prevents the continuation of the cooperation؛ Dissuasion of research because of unwillingness or transfer to another center.
Age
From 23 years old to 65 years old
Gender
Both
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size: 48
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Randomization is done using random number table.

Secondary Ids

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Ethics committees

1

Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics committee of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Street address
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodakyar Ave, Daneshjo Blvd, Evin
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Approval date
2015-12-13, 1394/09/22
Ethics committee reference number
IR.USWR.REC.1394.378

Health conditions studied

1

Description of health condition studied
Violence
ICD-10 code
-
ICD-10 code description
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Primary outcomes

1

Description
Knowledge
Timepoint
pre- and post-tests
Method of measurement
Nurse's Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Workplace Violence Questionnaire

2

Description
Rate of violence
Timepoint
pre- and post-tests
Method of measurement
Workplace Violence in the Health Sector Questionnaire

3

Description
Attitude
Timepoint
pre- and post-tests
Method of measurement
Nurse's Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Workplace Violence Questionnaire

4

Description
Practic
Timepoint
pre- and post-tests
Method of measurement
Nurse's Knowledge, Attitude and Practice toward Workplace Violence Questionnaire

Secondary outcomes

1

Description
-
Timepoint
-
Method of measurement
-

Intervention groups

1

Description
Intervention group: The intervention included the use of a program featuring some management issues such as applying ventilation, using closed-circuit television cameras, modifying lightings, employing a security guard for the evening shift, and training. The training, which was entitled “Management and Prevention of Workplace Violence,” will be implement as a 2-day workshop using training programs.
Category
Prevention

2

Description
Control group: The training, which was entitled “Management and Prevention of Workplace Violence,” will be implemented as a one-day workshop using training programs.
Category
Treatment - Drugs

Recruitment centers

1

Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Farabi Hospital
Full name of responsible person
Abualghasem Pouryany, Master of Nursing, Management supervisor
Street address
Farabi Hospital, Qazvin Square, South Kargar Ave
City
Tehran

Sponsors / Funding sources

1

Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Vic chancellor research,University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Street address
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodakyar Ave, Daneshjo Blvd,Evin
City
Tehran
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
empty
Domestic or foreign origin
empty
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
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Person responsible for general inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab
Position
Nursing Ph.D., Associate Professor
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodakyar Ave, Daneshjo Blvd,Evin
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Phone
+98 21 2218 0113
Fax
Email
msflir@yahoo.com
Web page address

Person responsible for scientific inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab
Position
Associate Professor/Nursing Ph.D
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodakyar Ave, Daneshjo Blvd, Evin
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Phone
+98 21 2218 0113
Fax
Email
msflir@yahoo.com
Web page address

Person responsible for updating data

Contact
Name of organization / entity
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Masoud Fallahi Khoshknab
Position
Nursing Ph.D./Associate Professor
Other areas of specialty/work
Street address
University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Kodacyar Ben Best, Daneshjo Boulevard, Evin
City
Tehran
Postal code
1985713834
Phone
+98 21 2218 0113
Fax
Email
msflir@yahoo.com
Web page address

Sharing plan

Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
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Study Protocol
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Statistical Analysis Plan
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Informed Consent Form
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Clinical Study Report
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Analytic Code
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Data Dictionary
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