Examining the Possibility of Violence in a University Hospital Psychiatric Clinic

Aim: This study was conducted to make an assessment of the possibility of violence in patients hospitalized in the psychiatric clinic of a university hospital. Method: The study was conducted as a descriptive study using sociodemographic data form and the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC) with psychia...

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Published in:International journal of caring sciences 2024-09, Vol.17 (3), p.1550-1558
Main Authors: Ay, Eda, Gokalp, Kubra, Hocaoglu, Nese Özyigit
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinics
Data analysis
Data collection
Employees
Health behavior
Health care
Health risks
Hospitals
Medical personnel
Mental disorders
Nurses
Patients
Personal information
Psychiatry
Psychological aspects
Sociodemographics
Validity
Violence
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Summary:Aim: This study was conducted to make an assessment of the possibility of violence in patients hospitalized in the psychiatric clinic of a university hospital. Method: The study was conducted as a descriptive study using sociodemographic data form and the Broset Violence Checklist (BVC) with psychiatric patients in a psychiatric clinic. This study was performed between September 2020 and December 2021 using 142 psychiatric patients in a psychiatric ward in eastern Turkey. Results: There was a difference among the patients' BVC mean scores, which were measuredat four different times. The time spent in the clinic was effective in reducing the risk of violence in the patients (%79.2). It was determined that medical diagnoses and time affected the risk of violence by 15.6%. It was observed that the risk of violence was highest in patients with bipolar than in all patient groups. It was determined that the time spent in the clinic and the patients' medical diagnoses affected the risk of violence. Conclusion: The result of this research reveals the existence of a risk of violence in psychiatric clinics.
ISSN:1791-5201
1792-037X