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SOAS-RE column | Categories | n | Mean | SD | 95% CI | Mean SOAS-RE total scoreb | SOAS-RE points assignedc |
1. Provocation | Had to wait/ was denied something/disagrees about advice | 191 | 43.1 | 26.8 | 39.3–46.8 | 9.5 | 0 |
No understandable provocation | 78 | 50.9 | 26.6 | 45.2–57.4 | 10.4 | 1 | |
Involuntary assessment | 22 | 45.8 | 24.3 | 36.2–55.8 | 13.8 | 2 | |
2. Means used by aggressor | Verbal aggression | 98 | 30.9 | 20.4 | 26.0–35.2 | 7.3 | 0 |
Threats/ordinary objects | 79 | 46.5 | 25.7 | 40.6–52.4 | 9.7 | 1 | |
Parts of the body (hand, foot, other) | 99 | 55.3 | 26.9 | 49.9–60.7 | 12.4 | 2 | |
Dangerous objects or methods | 15 | 69.6 | 18.7 | 59.5–78.3 | 14.1 | 3 | |
3. Target of aggression/victim | Nothing/nobody | 5 | 71.2 | 37.2 | 37.6–92.2 | 9.0 | 0 |
Objects | 6 | 46.9 | 17.2 | 34.3–59.5 | 9.2 | 1 | |
Staff member/security/police | 247 | 44.3 | 26.2 | 41.1–47.6 | 9.9 | 3 | |
Other patients/persons | 33 | 49.5 | 29.3 | 39.3–58.9 | 11.3 | 4 | |
4. Consequence(s) for victim(s) | None | 77 | 32.9 | 25.0 | 27.6–39.1 | 5.4 | 0 |
Object(s) damaged | 2 | 50.5 | 2.1 | 49.0–52.0 | 8.0 | 2 | |
Psychological stress | 74 | 40.1 | 25.1 | 34.4–45.9 | 9.0 | 4 | |
Felt threatened | 109 | 55.2 | 24.5 | 50.5–60.0 | 12.3 | 6 | |
Physical consequences (pain, injury, need for treatment, taken off duty) | 29 | 55.4 | 27.5 | 45.4–65.5 | 16.7 | 9 | |
5. Measure(s) to stop aggression | None/talk with patient/took the person aside/complied with the person’s wish | 158 | 38.5 | 24.9 | 34.6–42.6 | 7.8 | 0 |
Asked the person to leave/medication | 74 | 50.1 | 25.0 | 44.7–56.0 | 11.5 | 2 | |
Held with force/forced to leave | 59 | 58.1 | 27.8 | 51.2–64.7 | 14.2 | 4 |