Research Article
Safety Incidents in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Safety Incident Reports
Table 2
Characteristics of the safety incidents (N = 76).
| | Characteristics | Number of patients and staff in the units (n = patients/staff) | Patient safety incidents (n = 20) | Occupational safety incidents (n = 41) | Both types of safety incidents (n = 15) |
| | Unit n (%) | | Three psychosis wards | 48/62 | 12 (60) | 18 (44) | 8 (53) | | Addiction psychiatric ward | 12/17 | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 4 (27) | | Geriatric psychiatric ward | 18/24 | 5 (25) | 11 (27) | 1 (7) | | Adolescent psychiatric ward | 10/22 | 3 (15) | 9 (22) | 2 (13) |
| | Type of incident n (%) | | Violence | | 20 (100) | n/a | 12 (80) | | Other | | 0 (0) | n/a | 3 (20) |
| | Time of incident n (%) | | Morning 7 am–12 pm | | 2 (10) | 6 (15) | 2 (13) | | Daytime 12.05 pm–17 pm | | 4 (20) | 6 (15) | 2 (13) | | Evening 17.05 pm–11 pm | | 5 (25) | 15 (37) | 7 (47) | | Night time 11.05 pm–6.59 am | | 5 (25) | 12 (29) | 4 (27) |
| | Day of incident n (%) | | Weekday | | 12 (60) | 28 (68) | 11 (73) | | Weekend | | 8 (40) | 12 (29) | 4 (27) |
| | Place of incident n (%) | | Corridor | | 4 (20) | 8 (20) | 3 (20) | | Patient room | | 4 (20) | 12 (29) | 2 (13) | | Day room | | 4 (20) | 4 (10) | 5 (33) | | Seclusion room | | 1 (5) | 6 (15) | 2 (13) | | Reception room | | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (7) | | Toilet or washroom | | 3 (15) | 1 (2) | 1 (7) | | Patient’s home | | 1 (5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | | Office | | 1 (5) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) | | Other or not mentioned | | 2 (10) | 7 (17) | 1 (7) |
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