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The assaulted staff action program (ASAP) and declines in assaults: a meta-analysis.

R B Flannery1, G S Everly, V Eyler

  • 1Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, 25 Stanford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA.

International Journal of Emergency Mental Health
|March 10, 2001
PubMed
Summary

The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP), a crisis intervention, significantly reduced patient assaults in healthcare facilities. This critical incident stress management approach offers effective support for staff experiencing trauma.

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Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Psychology
  • Healthcare Management

Background:

  • Psychological trauma from patient assaults impacts healthcare staff.
  • Crisis intervention procedures aid in managing trauma aftermath.
  • The Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP) is a Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To meta-analyze the effectiveness of ASAP in reducing patient assault frequency.
  • To evaluate ASAP's impact on workplace safety in healthcare settings.

Main Methods:

  • Meta-analysis of studies on the Assaulted Staff Action Program (ASAP).
  • Statistical analysis to determine the effect size (Cohen's d) and reliability (fail safe number).

Main Results:

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  • A statistically significant large effect size (Cohen's d = 3.1) was found, indicating ASAP's high effectiveness.
  • A fail safe number of 202 suggests the robustness of the findings against potential publication bias.

Conclusions:

  • ASAP is a highly effective intervention for reducing patient assaults in healthcare facilities.
  • Implementing ASAP has significant positive implications for risk management and staff well-being.