Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review

Violence is common in healthcare settings. Several studies have highlighted the prevalence of lateral violence (i.e violence between colleagues) among healthcare workers. For healthcare organizations, the preferred solution is often to provide workplace training to reduce such violence. However, few...

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Main Authors: Marie-Eve Corneau, Martin Lauzier
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
Series:Safety and Health at Work
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791125000216
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description Violence is common in healthcare settings. Several studies have highlighted the prevalence of lateral violence (i.e violence between colleagues) among healthcare workers. For healthcare organizations, the preferred solution is often to provide workplace training to reduce such violence. However, few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of such training. This scoping review of 19 studies reveals several findings. The main conclusions are that these studies are limited in their ability to provide a clear answer as to the effectiveness of this type of training, given the small number of studies on the subject, their great heterogeneity and their shortcomings on several levels (i.e. conceptual, methodological, and evaluative). The absence of criteria to evaluate the learning transfer that may result from such training is an important shortcoming. In light of these observations, avenues are proposed to guide future research.
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spelling doaj-art-26cd0971ded1479ea87f8e622eade46c2025-08-20T02:31:43ZengElsevierSafety and Health at Work2093-79112025-06-0116212713310.1016/j.shaw.2025.03.002Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping ReviewMarie-Eve Corneau0Martin Lauzier1Industrial Relations Department, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 283 Blvd Alexandre-Tache, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3X7, Canada; Corresponding author. Industrial Relations Department, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 283 Blvd Alexandre-Tache, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3X7, Canada.Industrial Relations Department, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 283 Blvd Alexandre-Tache, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3X7, Canada; Institut du savoir Montfort (ISM), Monfort Hospital, Université du Québec en Outaouais, 283 Blvd Alexandre-Tache, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3X7, CanadaViolence is common in healthcare settings. Several studies have highlighted the prevalence of lateral violence (i.e violence between colleagues) among healthcare workers. For healthcare organizations, the preferred solution is often to provide workplace training to reduce such violence. However, few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of such training. This scoping review of 19 studies reveals several findings. The main conclusions are that these studies are limited in their ability to provide a clear answer as to the effectiveness of this type of training, given the small number of studies on the subject, their great heterogeneity and their shortcomings on several levels (i.e. conceptual, methodological, and evaluative). The absence of criteria to evaluate the learning transfer that may result from such training is an important shortcoming. In light of these observations, avenues are proposed to guide future research.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791125000216Lateral violenceScoping reviewTraining evaluationTraining in healthcare settingsHealthcare workers
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Martin Lauzier
Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
Safety and Health at Work
Lateral violence
Scoping review
Training evaluation
Training in healthcare settings
Healthcare workers
title Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
title_full Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
title_fullStr Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
title_full_unstemmed Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
title_short Effectiveness of Workplace Lateral Violence Training for Healthcare Workers: A Scoping Review
title_sort effectiveness of workplace lateral violence training for healthcare workers a scoping review
topic Lateral violence
Scoping review
Training evaluation
Training in healthcare settings
Healthcare workers
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