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Ward characteristics |
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| Participating wards (N = 24) |
Non-participating wards (N = 58)* |
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| Number of Beds mean (SD) |
16.1 (± 2.4) |
16.8 (± 4.1) |
| Nursing staff (FTE) per bed |
0.77 (± 2.2) |
0.72 (± 2.4) |
| Proportion of wards always closed |
15 (62.5%) |
28 (30.4%) |
| Proportion of wards with ≥ seclusion room |
22 (95.7%) |
42 (80.8%) |
| Aggression rated as |
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| - no/very small problem |
0 (.0%)) |
10 (17.2% |
| - small or medium problem |
11 (45.8%) |
31 (53.4%) |
| - big/very big problem |
13 (54.2%) |
17 (29.3%) |
| Resources for aggression-management rated as |
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| - sufficient |
17 (70.8%) |
47 (81.0%) |
| - unsufficient |
17 (29.2%) |
11 (19.0%) |
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* missing information on 5 of the 87 non-participating wards | ||
Abderhalden et al. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health 2007 3:30 doi:10.1186/1745-0179-3-30 |
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