Patient-to-patient aggression in the inpatient behavioral health setting

Patient-to-patient aggression in the inpatient behavioral health setting

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Pennsylvania patient safety advisory
Author(s):
Gardner, Lea Anne, author
Magee, Mary C., author
Contributor(s):
Pennsylvania. Patient Safety Authority, issuing body.
ECRI (Organization), issuing body.
Institute for Safe Medication Practices, issuing body.
Publication:
[Harrisburg, Pa.] : Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority, September 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Aggression
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Inpatients
Risk Management
Violence -- statistics & numerical data
Pennsylvania
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Patient aggression in the inpatient behavioral health setting is a patient safety concern to patients and clinicians. Inpatient patient-to-patient aggression (48.8%, n = 556 of 1,139) was the behavioral health aggression-related event most frequently reported to the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority through the Pennsylvania Patient Safety Reporting System between January 1, 2012, and August 31, 2013. Inpatient patient-to-patient aggression was also the leading cause of aggression among all age groups: pediatric (55.4%), adult (42.5%), and geriatric (56.3%). Circumstances in the inpatient setting can result in psychiatric patients responding in an aggressive manner. Use of aggression assessment scales forms the basis of a multidimensional assessment approach that incorporates patient-centered, staffing-centered, and environmental-centered considerations and is a strategy that can be used to identify factors placing patients at risk for aggressive behavior.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY-NC-ND license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (pages 115-123))
Illustrations:
Illustrations
NLM Unique ID:
101641569 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101641569