APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

When Older Patients Commit More Serious Acts of Patient-to-Staff Violence:

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Industrial/Organizational

  • Abbiati Milena
    Lausanne University Hospital
  • Palix Julie
    Lausanne University Hospital
  • Philippe Golay
    Lausanne University Hospital
  • Philippe Delacrausaz
    Lausanne University Hospital

Abstract

By this retrospective correlational study, we highlighted that psychiatric staff are at risk of workplace violence committed by patients Consequently, antiviolence campaigns and interventions need to be developed to protect staff members. The results provided some insights into patient-to-staff violence characteristics, including patient age, and may help reduce this risk.

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