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Correction: A participatory and comprehensive intervention to improve violence prevention in two high-risk occupations: effect and process evaluation of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

The Original Article was published on 15 April 2024

Correction: BMC Public Health 24, 1043 (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18527-5


The original publication of this article [1] contained an incorrect version of Table 5, which was a duplicate of Table 6. The incorrect and correct version of Table 5 are published in this correction article. The original article has been updated.

Incorrect table 5

Construct and topics related violence prevention

Measure

Number of observations

Mean control phase

Mean intervention phase

Mean follow-up phase

Mean differences between follow up and control phase (confidence intervals)

P-value

Primary outcome

       

Data based continuous violence prevention collaboration

To what extent are our violence prevention efforts continuously adjusted as a result of registrations and shared experiences?

755

5.47

6.01

6.19

0.72 (-0.11;1.53)

0.09

Secondary outcomes

       

Cooperation between line managers and employees

To what extent does the line manager and employees cooperate on the prevention of violence and threats?

782

5.70

6.20

6.34

0.64 (-0.19;1.45)

0.13

Attention to violence prevention

To what extent does your line manager prioritize violence prevention

849

7.49

7.49

6.93

-0.57 (-1.88;0.75)

0.34

To what extent does the working environment group prioritize violence prevention?

779

7.80

8.16

7.69

-0.11 (-1.23;0.10)

0.84

Actions taken to prevent violence and threats

Has there been improvements related to the prevention of violence and threats during the last three months?

723

4.41

5.06

4.97

0.56 (-0.54;1.65)

0.32

Violence prevention practices in your work unit

To what extent are guidelines for the prevention of violence and threats carried out in practice at your workplace by your line manager?

781

7.63

7.45

6.81

-0.82 (-1.10;0.36)

0.76

To what extent are guidelines for the prevention of violence and threats carried out in practice at your workplace by the employees?

832

7.12

7.48

7.82

0.70(-0.23;1.64)

0.14

Violence prevention climate scale

Violence Prevention Climate Scale

839

25.35

26.17

25.24

-0.11 (-1.69;1.45)

0.88

Additional item about violence prevention climate

We are a unit that continuously makes an effort to prevent violence and threats.

800

4.18

4.72

5.15

0.96 (0.53;1.41)

0.00*

Self-efficacy in violence prevention

To what extent do you have confidence in your colleagues’ competences to prevent violence and threats.

851

7.39

7.80

7.98

0.59 (0.01:1.16)

0.04*

Sense of safety at work

Do you feel safe when you are at work?

854

7.63

7.99

8.23

0.60 (0.56;1.15)

0.03*

Prevalence of violence and threats

Exposure to violence during the last three months

843

1.44

1.29

1.28

-0.14 (-0.34;0.6)

0.16

Exposure to threats during the last three months

845

1.92

1.84

1.88

-0.04 (-0.30;0.23)

0.79

  1. All analyses are adjusted for gender, age and profession
  2. *p<0.05

Correct table 5

Construct and topics related violence prevention

Measure

Number of observations

Mean control phase

Mean intervention phase

Mean follow-up phase

Mean differences between follow up and control phase (confidence intervals)

P-value

Primary outcome

       

Data based continuous violence prevention collaboration

To what extent are our violence prevention efforts continuously adjusted as a result of registrations and shared experiences?

847

6.48

6.91

7.16

0.68 (0.07;1.26)

0.03*

Secondary outcomes

       

Cooperation between line managers and employees

To what extent does the line manager and employees cooperate on the prevention of violence and threats?

844

7.50

7.63

7.48

-0.02 (-0.61;0.57)

0.95

Attention to violence prevention

To what extent does your line manager prioritize violence prevention

879

8.07

8.27

8.30

0.23 (-0.32;0.78)

0.41

To what extent does the working environment group prioritize violence prevention?

880

7.90

8.04

8.03

0.13 (-0.39;0.66)

0.63

Actions taken to prevent violence and threats

Has there been improvements related to the prevention of violence and threats during the last three months?

841

6.04

6.54

6.13

0.09 (-0.69;0.87)

0.82

Violence prevention practices in your work unit

To what extent are guidelines for the prevention of violence and threats carried out in practice at your workplace by your line manager?

874

7.44

7.62

7.63

0.19 (-0.39;0.77)

0.52

To what extent are guidelines for the prevention of violence and threats carried out in practice at your workplace by the employees?

872

7.21

7.50

7.62

0.42 (-0.07)

0.10

Violence prevention climate scale

Violence Prevention Climate Scale

830

27.79

27.72

28.06

0.27 (-0.98;1.50)

0.68

Additional item about violence prevention climate

We are a unit that continuously makes an effort to prevent violence and threats.

827

5.26

5.41

5.43

0.17(-0.11;0.46)

0.22

Self-efficacy in violence prevention

To what extent do you have confidence in your colleagues’ competences to prevent violence and threats.

832

7.68

7.69

7.85

0.17 (-0.29;0.63)

0.46

Sense of safety at work

Do you feel safe when you are at work?

834

7.89

7.76

7.80

-0.09(-0.57;0.39)

0.72

Prevalence of violence and threats

Exposure to violence during the last three months

824

1.52

1.40

1.50

-0.02 (-0.22;0.20)

0.92

Exposure to threats during the last three months

828

2.42

2.33

2.38

-0.04 (-0.33;0.25)

0.79

  1. All analyses are adjusted for gender, age and profession
  2. *p<0.05

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  1. Andersen, et al. A participatory and comprehensive intervention to improve violence prevention in two high-risk occupations: effect and process evaluation of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. BMC Public Health. 2024;24:1043. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18527-5.

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Andersen, L.P., Jaspers, S., Andersen, D. et al. Correction: A participatory and comprehensive intervention to improve violence prevention in two high-risk occupations: effect and process evaluation of a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial. BMC Public Health 24, 1243 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-18632-5

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