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Table 1 Comparison of patients with SOAS incidents (n = 13) and without SOAS Incidents (n = 105).

From: Short-term prediction of threatening and violent behaviour in an Acute Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit based on patient and environment characteristics

 

SOAS incidents

Mean/SD

Non-SOAS incidents

Mean/SD

Statistical significance

Total PANSSα

85.5(25.3)

72.4(21.4)

NS

GAF-Sβ

24.5(12.6)

32.6(12.9)

NS

GAF-Fβ

23.4(9.3)

33.8(12.4)

NS

BVCγ

2.54(1.9)

.60(.87)

P = .002

Side effects

  

NS

   Extrapyramidal

.00 (.00)

.02(.19)

 

   Acathisia

.00(.00)

.05(.29)

 

Frequency of testing out and pushing limits

1.46(1.12)

.50(.92)

NS

Need to set limits

1.54(1.05)

.53(1.97)

NS

Intensity of testing out and pushing limits

1.92((1.55)

.50(.98)

NS

Segregation

1.77(.43)

1.50(.50)

P = .041

Diagnosis of schizophrenia

.46(.51)

.37(.48)

NS

Diagnosis of substance abuse

.07(.27)

.21(.41)

NS

Physician's prediction

3.85(.55)

2.70(.29)

P = .039

Medication

  

NS

   Hypnotics and sedatives

.31(.48)

.37(.48)

 

   Anti-depressive

.08(.27)

.18(.38)

 

   Anti-epileptic

.00(.00)

.16(.37)

 

   Neuroleptic

.38(.50)

.31(.46)

 
  1. SD = standard deviation. NS = not significant. Significance level p ≤ 0.05.
  2. α The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale for schizophrenia. Scoring range 30-210.
  3. β The Global Assessment of Functioning Scale - Split version. Scoring range 1-100.
  4. γ The Brøset Violence Checklist. Scoring range 0-6.