Cochrane · systematic review · CD012662
Organisational interventions for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients and patient advocates
Spelten, E, Thomas, B, O'Meara, PF, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library
WorkAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
9
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 77.8%Low 2 · 22.2%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Vector‐directed intervention at pre‐event compared to practice as usual for preventing aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients and patient advocates
Population: healthcare workers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall aggression Vector‐directed intervention at pre‐event vs practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 209 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Overall aggression Vector‐directed intervention at pre‐event vs practice | Risk ratio 0.36 [0.16, 0.78] | 1 study · 20 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Vector‐directed intervention at event compared to practice as usual for minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients
Population: healthcare workers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall aggression Vector‐directed intervention at event vs practice | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 82 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Physical aggression Vector‐directed intervention at event vs practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Verbal aggression Vector‐directed intervention at event vs practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 46 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Vector‐directed intervention at pre‐event/event compared to practice as usual for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients and patient advocates
Population: healthcare workers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical aggression Vector‐directed intervention at pre‐event/event vs practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Verbal aggression Vector‐directed intervention at pre‐event/event vs practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 101 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Multicomponent intervention compared to practice as usual for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients
Population: healthcare workers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall aggression Multicomponent intervention vs practice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 209 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Multicomponent intervention compared to physical fitness for preventing and minimising aggression directed towards healthcare workers by patients
Population: healthcare workers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Overall aggression Multicomponent intervention vs physical fitness | OR 0.85 [0.63, 1.15] | 1 study · 1609 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |