Implementation of guidelines on prevention of coercion and violence: baseline data of the randomized controlled PreVCo study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The PreVCo study examines whether a structured, operationalized implementation of guidelines to prevent coercion actually leads to fewer coercive measures on psychiatric wards. It is known from the literature that rates of coercive measures differ greatly between hospitals within a country. Studies on that topic also showed large Hawthorne effects. Therefore, it is important to collect valid baseline data for the comparison of similar wards and controlling for observer effects.

Methods

Fifty five psychiatric wards in Germany treating voluntary and involuntary patients were randomly allocated to an intervention or a waiting list condition in matched pairs. As part of the randomized controlled trial, they completed a baseline survey. We collected data on admission

SUBMITTER: Hirsch S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10213907 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature