“I think we still do too little”: measures to prevent violence and aggression in German emergency departments – a qualitative study

Table 1 General topics addressed in the semi-structured interview guideline

Section	General subject^a	Specific topic
1	Data on demographics and occupation	- Age, gender, working hours, profession, work experience
2	Prevention measures known by participants	- Measures to identify aggressive patients and to deal with them on the environmental, organisational, and individual-focused level - Support in dealing with aggressive patients
3	Implementation of measures	- Perceived effectiveness of measures - Perceived barriers regarding implementation
4	Further needs	- Demands to prevent or reduce violent incidents on the environmental, organisational, and individual-focused level

^aThe interview guideline comprised further topics, which will be presented elsewhere, e.g., post-incident measures, reporting of incidents, as well as supervisors’ and hospital leaders’ role in violence prevention

ISSN: 1472-6963