Triggers of Agitation in Psychiatric Hospitalization Ward According to Professional Experience Questionnaire

Irene Ortiz-Sandoval, María Dolores Martínez-Quiles, Jesús López-Pérez and Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz
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Irene Ortiz-Sandoval: Faculty of Nursing, Campus de los Jerónimos s/n., Catholic University of Murcia, 30107 Murcia, Spain
María Dolores Martínez-Quiles: Psychiatric Hospitalization, University Morales Meseguer Hospital, 30008 Murcia, Spain
Jesús López-Pérez: Department of Anesthesiology, University Arrixaca Hospital, 30120 Murcia, Spain
Agustín Javier Simonelli-Muñoz: Department of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Medicine, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 4, 1-10

Abstract: Aim: To create and analyze an instrument to assess the possible agitation triggers of hospitalized psychiatric patients. Background: No tools exist for identifying according to a professional’s experience. Methods: Descriptive and cross-sectional study. The questionnaire of possible triggers of agitation behaviors of patients hospitalized in psychiatric wards according to professional experience (TAPE) was designed and analyzed. Results: The questionnaire was provided to 156 mental health workers (76.9% women, average work experience: 10.15 ± 8 years, 46.8% were nurses specialized in mental health, and 21.2% psychiatrists). A good internal consistency was obtained, with a Cronbach α value of 0.791 in the initial test, and 0.892 in the retest. The factorial analysis found four factors: factor 1 “personnel”, factor 2 “routines”, factor 3 “norms–infrastructure”, and factor 4 “clinic”. Factor 1 obtained the highest value, with a mean of 4.16 ± 0.63, highlighting the item “lack of specialized personnel” (mean 4.38 ± 0.81). The specialized professionals provided higher scores to the items from the factors associated with the training of the personnel and routines ( p = 0.017; p = 0.042). Conclusions: The TAPE questionnaire is useful for identifying the possible triggers that could lead to situations of agitation of hospitalized patients.

Keywords: nursing; agitation trigger; professional experience; psychiatric hospitalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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