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