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Title: Understanding aggression displayed by patients and families towards intensive care staff: A systematic review
Authors: Sridharan, Varadaraj ;Leung, Kelvin Cy;Peisah, Carmelle
Affliation: Central Coast Local Health District
Issue Date: Aug-2024
Source: 25(3):266-278
Journal title: Journal of the Intensive Care Society
Department: Psychiatry
Abstract: The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise literature pertaining to patient and family violence (PFV) directed at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff. Study design was a systematic review. The data was not amenable to meta-analysis. Electronic searches of databases were conducted to identify studies between 1 January 2000 and 6 March 2023, limited to literature in English only. Published empirical peer-reviewed literature of any design (qualitative or quantitative) were included. Studies which only described workplace violence outside of ICU, systematic reviews, commentaries, editorials, letters, non-English literature and grey literature were excluded. All studies were appraised for quality and risk of bias using validated tools. Eighteen studies were identified: 13 quantitative; 2 qualitative and 3 mixed methodology. Themes included: (i) what is abuse and what do I do about it? (ii) who is at risk? (iii) it is common, but how common? (iv) workplace factors; (v) impact on patient care; (vi) effect on staff; (vii)the importance of the institutional response; and (viii) current or suggested solutions. This systematic review demonstrated that PFV in the ICU is neither well-understood nor well-managed due to multiple factors including non-standardised definition of abuse, normalisation, inadequate organisational support and general lack of education of staff and public. This will guide in future research and policy decision making.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/1/2741
DOI: 10.1177/17511437241231707
Pubmed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39224426
ISSN: 1751-1437
Publicaton type: Journal Article
Keywords: Intensive Care
Mental Health
Psychiatry
Study or Trial: Reviews/Systematic Reviews
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