Personal experiences of aggression or violence in the workplace lead to serious
consequences for nurses, their patients, patient care and the organisation as a whole. While …

Aims and objectives The aim of this meta‐analysis was to identify the factors that related to
aggression (verbal abuse or physical abuse/assault) perpetrated against the nurse or other …

Background Recent research suggests that violence in health care is increasing and that it
strongly influences the recruitment and retention of nurses as well as sick leave and burnout …

Older adults living in residential long-term care or nursing homes have increasingly complex
needs, including more dementia than in the past, yet we know little about the unregulated …

Canadian frontline careworkers are six times more likely to experience daily physical
violence than their Scandinavian counterparts. This paper draws on a comparative survey of …

Background: There are challenges in attracting and sustaining a competent and stable
workforce in aged care, and key issues of concern such as low staff job satisfaction and …

Research on rural aging has developed considerably since publication of the book Aging in
Rural Canada (Butterworths, 1991). The purpose of this article is twofold: to provide a …

Aggression challenges and burdens caregivers face when working in nursing homes. The
research questions in this review were (1) what types of residents' aggressive behavior do …

Context Little research has been conducted on aggression directed at staff by nursing home
residents. Objective To estimate the prevalence of resident-to-staff aggression (RSA) over a …

Aim The purpose of this study was to investigate formal caregivers' experiences of
aggressive behaviour in older people living with dementia in nursing homes. Background …