Clinically assessed consequences of workplace physical violence

Objectives: To assess consequences of physical violence at work and identify their predictors. Methods: Among the patients in a medicolegal consultation from 2007 to 2010, the subsample of workplace violence victims (n=185) was identified and contacted again in average 30months after the assault. Eighty-six victims (47%) participated. Ordinal logistic regression analyses assessed the effect of 9 potential risk factors on physical, psychological and work consequences summarized in a severity score (0-9). Results: Severity score distribution was as follows: 4+: 14%; 1-3: 42%; and 0: 44%. Initial psychological distress resulting from the violence was a strong predictor (p