Angela Schnelli1,2, Hanna Mayer1, Stefan Ott3, Adelheid Zeller2. 1. Department of Nursing Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 2. Center for Dementia Care, Institute of Applied Nursing Sciences, Department of Health, University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland. 3. Department of Economy, University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Abstract
AIMS: To explore the view of health professionals on the form and frequency of aggressive behaviour of clients against health professionals in home care services. DESIGN: An explorative cross-sectional survey was conducted. METHODS: We conducted a survey using the Survey of Violence Experienced by Staff German version Revised (SOVES-G-R) and the Impact of Patient Aggression on Carers Scale (IMPACS). A convenience sample of 852 healthcare professionals from German-speaking Switzerland participated. Data collection was conducted between July-October 2019. Data were analysed descriptively using IBM SPSS Statistics. RESULTS: Of the health professionals, 78.9% (N = 672) experienced aggressive behaviour since they worked in home care services. The most frequent aggressive behaviour was verbal aggression (75.6%, N = 644), while the most common predisposing factor was restriction in cognitive ability (71.3%, N = 67). Fear, burden and impairment of nursing relationship were common consequences of aggressive behaviour.
AIMS: To explore the view of health professionals on the form and frequency of aggressive behaviour of clients against health professionals in home care services. DESIGN: An explorative cross-sectional survey was conducted. METHODS: We conducted a survey using the Survey of Violence Experienced by Staff German version Revised (SOVES-G-R) and the Impact of PatientAggression on Carers Scale (IMPACS). A convenience sample of 852 healthcare professionals from German-speaking Switzerland participated. Data collection was conducted between July-October 2019. Data were analysed descriptively using IBM SPSS Statistics. RESULTS: Of the health professionals, 78.9% (N = 672) experienced aggressive behaviour since they worked in home care services. The most frequent aggressive behaviour was verbal aggression (75.6%, N = 644), while the most common predisposing factor was restriction in cognitive ability (71.3%, N = 67). Fear, burden and impairment of nursing relationship were common consequences of aggressive behaviour.
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