| Violence prevention in a small-scale psychiatric unit: program planning and evaluation. | |
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PMID: 22069932 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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Aggression against nurses and ancillary personnel is a major--overall under-reported--occupational problem in sociomedical facilities for psychiatric and demented patients. The frequency of violent incidents against workers in a residential rehabilitation unit was assessed during medical examinations in the workplace between 1996 and 2009. The majority of the workers had been subjected to physical aggression over time. A violence prevention program that included educational, organizational, and medical measures was implemented in 2002. Interrupted time series analysis showed that the aggression trend prior to intervention was flat (beta3 = -0.004; SD = 0.003; P = 0.241), while there was a significant drop in aggressions after the intervention (beta3, = -0.149; SD = 0.018; P < 0.0001). No late increase in trend was observed in the post-intervention period (beta3, = -0.006; SD = 0.004; P = 0.175). The program contributed to reducing violence in the workplace. |
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Nicola Magnavita |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: International journal of occupational and environmental health Volume: 17 ISSN: 1077-3525 ISO Abbreviation: Int J Occup Environ Health Publication Date: 2011 Oct-Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-11-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9505217 Medline TA: Int J Occup Environ Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 336-44 Citation Subset: IM |
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Institute of Occupational Medicine, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy. nicolamagnavita@gmail.com |
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