Experience of violence from a client or family member in the past 12 months reported by home care aides (n=1249) in the safe home care survey
| All aides, n=1249 | Agency-hired aides, n=634 | Client-hired aides, n=615 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Per cent | 95% CI | n | Per cent | 95% CI | n | Per cent | 95% CI | p Value* | |
| Physical violence | ||||||||||
| Any physical violence† | 82 | 6.6 | (5.2 to 7.9) | 50 | 7.9 | (5.8 to 10.0) | 32 | 5.2 | (3.4 to 7.0) | 0.054 |
| Aggressive physical contact | 61 | 4.9 | (3.7 to 6.1) | 37 | 5.8 | (4.0 to 7.7) | 24 | 3.9 | (2.4 to 5.4) | 0.119 |
| Objects thrown | 28 | 2.2 | (1.4 to 3.1) | 20 | 3.2 | (1.8 to 4.5) | 8 | 1.3 | (0.4 to 2.2) | 0.024 |
| Sexual assault | 9 | 0.7 | (0.2 to 1.2) | 5 | 0.8 | (0.1 to 1.5) | 4 | 0.6 | (0 to 1.3) | 0.672 |
| Bitten or spit on | 17 | 1.4 | (0.7 to 2.0) | 9 | 1.4 | (0.5 to 2.3) | 8 | 1.3 | (0.4 to 2.2) | 0.878 |
| Bodily fluids thrown | 8 | 0.6 | (0.2 to 1.1) | 3 | 0.5 | (0 to 1.0) | 5 | 0.8 | (0.1 to 1.5) | 0.509 |
| Beaten or strangled | 2 | 0.2 | (0 to 0.4) | 1 | 0.2 | (0 to 0.5) | 1 | 0.2 | (0.1 to 0.4) | 1.000 |
| Verbal violence | ||||||||||
| Any verbal violence | 235 | 18.8 | (16.6 to 21.0) | 147 | 23.2 | (19.9 to 26.5) | 88 | 14.3 | (11.5 to 17.1) | <0.001 |
| Yelled at | 186 | 14.9 | (12.9 to 16.9) | 115 | 18.1 | (15.1 to 21.1) | 71 | 11.5 | (9.0 to 14.1) | 0.001 |
| Made to feel bad about self | 106 | 8.5 | (6.9 to 10.0) | 68 | 10.7 | (8.3 to 13.1) | 38 | 6.2 | (4.3 to 8.1) | 0.004 |
| Racist language | 60 | 4.8 | (3.6 to 6.0) | 44 | 6.9 | (5.0 to 8.9) | 16 | 2.6 | (1.3 to 3.9) | <0.001 |
| Verbal threat of harm | 52 | 4.1 | (3.1 to 5.3) | 35 | 5.5 | (3.7 to 7.3) | 17 | 2.8 | (1.5 to 4.1) | 0.017 |
*Test of H0: no difference in the percentage of OSH hazard reported by agency-hired versus client-hired aides.
†Includes being pinched, scratched, slapped, punched.
OSH, Occupational Safety and Health.