Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Group Intervention Approach for Nurses Exposed to Violent Speech or Violence Caused by Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 1
Comparison between baseline data in the intervention group and the control group.
Variables
Intervention group
Control group
P
(a)
()
()
Gender
Male
11
12
.95
Female
19
20
Spouse
Presence
17
18
.98
Absence
13
14
Median (range)
P
(b)
Age (y)
33.0 (20–59)
29.0 (19–59)
.08
Length of nursing experience (months)
85.5 (14–435)
72.0 (13–469)
.94
Length of work in the psychiatry department (months)
47.5 (14–346)
54.5 ( 8–353)
.78
Interval between the time of exposure to the violent speech/violence and the present (months)
5.0 (1–180)
6.0 (1–36)
.64
Number of persons in the household
3.0 (1–8)
2.5 (1–6)
.18
Number of persons who provided social support
2 (1–4)
2 (1–4)
.26
Degree of satisfaction with support by family
2 (1–4)
2 (1–4)
.31
Degree of satisfaction with support by acquaintances
2 (1–4)
2 (1–4)
.70
Mean (standard deviation)
P
(c)
IES-R(d)
Intrusion
4.77 (4.28)
6.62 (3.85)
.18
Avoidance
5.50 (4.13)
6.84 (4.04)
.20
Hyperactivity
5.17 (3.28)
5.43 (3.20)
.74
Total
15.43 (1.97)
18.44 (1.69)
.25
POMS(e)
Tension-Anxiety
8.30 (2.70)
8.90 (4.21)
.51
Depression
15.93 (11.21)
14.91 (7.77)
.68
Anger
12.50 (10.23)
13.00 (7.03)
.83
Vigor
12.90 (7.35)
13.78 (6.17)
.61
Fatigue
13.42 (7.72)
13.13 (5.99)
.86
Confusion
11.70 (5.18)
12.09 (4.81)
.76
Total
56.80 (37.62)
58.00 (26.78)
.89
(a)χ 2 test.
(b)Mann-Whitney U-test.
(c)t-test.
(d)Impact of Event Scale—Revised.
(e)Profile of Mood States.
