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Area of Science:

  • Medical and Health Services
  • Psychiatry and Psychology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Workplace violence is prevalent in healthcare settings, often involving patients.
  • Risk factors for behavioral emergencies in medical environments remain largely unidentified.
  • Understanding these factors is crucial for patient and staff safety.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify risk factors associated with patient assault and physical aggression.
  • To analyze predictors for patients requiring a behavior emergency response team.
  • To inform safety protocols in medical settings.

Main Methods:

  • Descriptive study at a Midwestern academic medical center.
  • Utilized univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses.
  • Assessed demographic, medical, mental health, and contextual variables.

Main Results:

  • 10% of patients (N=820) requiring behavior emergency response were assaultive.
  • Physical aggression was the strongest predictor of assault.
  • Older age, male gender, and verbal threats predicted physical aggression; internalizing conditions and desires to smoke/leave decreased risk.

Conclusions:

  • Physical aggression warrants immediate safety precautions.
  • Avoid sole reliance on medical/mental health conditions for violence prediction.
  • Recognize that not all disruptive behavior escalates to violence.