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Table 2 Probability of containment strategies for each agitation state in inpatient care at the PSSJD-AIU

From: In-patient costs of agitation and containment in a mental health catchment area

 

States of agitation

Anxiety and irritability

Moderate agitation without aggression

Agitation with aggression against objects

Agitation with aggression against persons

(AAI)

(MA)

(AAO)

(AAP)

Estimated probabilities of different types of interventions

Verbal Containment

1

1

1

1

Seclusion

0.50

0.57

0.98

0.91

Restraint

0

0

0.40

0.62

Surveillance

1

1

1

1

Probability of requiring administration of ad-hoc medicationa

Nursing staff (Administration of pharmacs)

0.51

0.56

0.98 (0.43)

0.99 (0.42)

Psychiatrists (Prescription of pharmacs)

0.60

0.87

0.90 (0.43)

0.93 (0.51)

  1. aFor the specific case of restraint in AAO and/or AAP, the numbers in brackets shows the probability of providing (nurses) or prescribing (psychiatrists) thromboprophylactic medication in the case that restraint is applied