Understanding aggression displayed by patients and families towards intensive care staff: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this systematic review was to synthesise literature pertaining to patient and family violence (PFV) directed at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff.

Design

Study design was a systematic review. The data was not amenable to meta-analysis.

Data sources and review methods

Electronic searches of databases were conducted to identify studies between 1 January 2000 and 6 March 2023, limited to literature in English only. Published empirical peer-reviewed literature of any design (qualitative or quantitative) were included. Studies which only described workplace violence outside of ICU, systematic reviews, commentaries, editorials, letters, non-English literature and grey literature were excluded. All studies were appraised for quality and risk of bias

SUBMITTER: Sridharan V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11366191 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature