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The effect of an educational intervention package about aggressive behaviour directed at the nursing staff on a continuing care psychogeriatric ward
Author(s)	Ajit Shah, Tamal De
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 13, no 1, January 1998
Pages	pp 35-40
Keywords	Aggression ; Psychogeriatric units ; Psychogeriatric patients ; Nurses ; Training [welfare work] ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	Levels of aggressive behaviour on continuing care wards are high. Various staffing factors, potentially amenable to improvement by training, are important in reducing and preventing aggressive behaviour. In this UK study, the efficacy of an educational package, directed at nursing staff, in reducing aggressive behaviour on a psychogeriatric continuing care ward was prospectively evaluated over an 18-week period. Aggressive behaviour was measured using the RAGE and SOAS scales. Findings showed that aggressive behaviour on both scales was reduced after the educational package. The study concluded that the education package may have genuinely reduced aggressive behaviour or improved the nursing staff's tolerance and reporting threshold. Studies with improved methodology in several different settings are suggested. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-980312411 A
Classmark	EPB: LDM: LF:E: QTE: QW: 8
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