Association between characteristics of nursing teams and patients' aggressive behavior in closed psychiatric wards
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| Publication date | 10-2022 |
| Journal | Perspectives in psychiatric care |
| Volume | Issue number | 58 | 4 |
| Pages (from-to) | 2592-2600 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
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Purpose
Estimate the effect of nursing, shift, and patient characteristics on patients' aggression. Design and Methods Follow-up study on a closed psychiatric ward was performed to estimate the effect of nursing team characteristics and patient characteristics on the incidence of aggression. Findings The incidence of aggression (n = 802 in sample) was lower in teams with >75% male nurses. Teams scoring high on extraversion experienced more verbal aggression and teams scoring high on neuroticism experienced more physical aggression. Younger patients and/or involuntarily admitted patients were more frequently aggressive. Practice Implications These findings could stimulate support for nurses to prevent aggression. |
| Document type | Article |
| Note | With supplementary files |
| Language | English |
| Published at | https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.13099 |
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