2019
Characteristics and Severity of Agitation Associated With Use of Sedatives and Restraints in the Emergency Department
Wong AH, Crispino L, Parker JB, McVaney C, Rosenberg A, Ray JM, Whitfill T, Iennaco JD, Bernstein SL. Characteristics and Severity of Agitation Associated With Use of Sedatives and Restraints in the Emergency Department. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 57: 611-619. PMID: 31594740, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2019.07.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAgitated patientsOvert Aggression Scale scoresUse of sedativesRestraint useEmergency departmentOvert Aggression ScaleAggression scale scoresAgitated Behavior ScaleAgitation ScaleScale scoreSedative useHigher oddsAggression ScaleBehavior ScaleBehavioral techniquesTriage chief complaintTertiary referral centerProspective observational studyAgitation severityAlcohol/drug useSeverity Scale scoreLevel of agitationLogistic regression modelsSeverity ScaleDetection of agitation
2016
Aggressive Event Incidence using the Staff Observation of Aggression Scale-Revised (SOAS-R): A Longitudinal Study
Iennaco JD, Whittemore R, Dixon J. Aggressive Event Incidence using the Staff Observation of Aggression Scale-Revised (SOAS-R): A Longitudinal Study. Psychiatric Quarterly 2016, 88: 485-499. PMID: 27562175, DOI: 10.1007/s11126-016-9462-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent incidence ratesAggressive eventsUse of medicationsInpatient psychiatric unitLongitudinal studyInpatient psychiatric settingsStaff observationsAggression ScaleEvent incidenceIncidence ratePsychiatric unitPsychiatric settingsLowest mean severityMean severityEffective preventionIncidenceSeverityAggression targetsEvent severityMedicationsMost eventsPatientsInjuryTargetWorkers