Patient Violence
Conditions
Keywords
Harassment by patients
Brief summary
Chronic pain is associated with psychological disorders, and many patients have behavioral problems. Some patients harass pain services staff. Most healthcare staff do not report harassment by patients. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. Evaluation of incidents of clinic staff harassment; caused by patients and patients' family. Analysis of causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned.
Detailed description
Chronic pain is associated with psychological and mental health disorders. Many patients have personality and behavioral disorders. Some patients harass their pain care providers. Most healthcare staff do not report harassment by patients. This is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of prospective electronic and clinic diary data. It is an evaluation of incidents of pain clinic staff harassment; caused by patients and patients' family. This is an analysis of incident causative factors, incident outcome and lessons learned. The qualitative information of each incident is presented in a sensitive and careful format.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALBehavioral therapy
Behavioral and supportive therapy
Sponsors
Salem Anaesthesia Pain Clinic
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* adult chronic pain patients
Exclusion criteria
* pediatric chronic pain patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Percentage of patients who harassed clinic staff | 12 months | Percentage of patients who harassed clinic staff |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed