Sensitivity and specificity of the Brøset Violence Checklist as predictor of violence in forensic psychiatry

Hvidhjelm, Jacob; Sestoft, Dorte; Skovgaard, L. T.; Bjørner, Jakob Bue

doi:10.3109/08039488.2014.880942

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“…Several studies have investigated the psychometric properties of the BVC (Almvik, Woods, & Rasmussen, 2000;Bjorkdahl, Olsson, & Palmstierna, 2005;Hvidhjelm, Sestoft, Skovgaard, & Bue Bjorner, 2014;Yao et al, 2014) and the DASA (Barry-Walsh, Daffern, Duncan, & Ogloff, 2009;Chu et al, 2013;Dumais, Larue, Michaud, & Goulet, 2012;Griffith, Daffern, & Godber, 2013;Vojt, Marshall, & Thomson, 2010). Two cluster randomised controlled trials have demonstrated that the use of the BVC resulted in less aggression and a decreased use of restrictive practices (e.g., seclusion, mechanical restraint and the forced injection of medication) (Abderhalden et al, 2008;van de Sande et al, 2011).…”

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Risk assessment and subsequent nursing interventions in a forensic mental health inpatient setting: Associations and impact on aggressive behaviour

Maguire

Daffern

Bowe

et al. 2018

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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Risk assessment and subsequent nursing interventions in a forensic mental health inpatient setting: Associations and impact on aggressive behaviour

Maguire

Daffern

Bowe

et al. 2018

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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“…Fear of being exposed to dangerous situations and threats by patient violence is another source. Violence against healthcare providers has significant implications for both patients and staff . It has been reported that the majority of assaults against nurses occur in psychiatric departments .…”

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“…Violence against healthcare providers has significant implications for both patients and staff. 34 It has been reported that the majority of assaults against nurses occur in psychiatric departments. 35 d'Ettorre and Pellicani 2 reported that between 7.5% and 33% of victims of violence later developed psychological symptoms, such as anxiety, depression, and avoidance behavior.…”

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Emergency psychiatric services in Roozbeh Hospital: A qualitative study of the staff's experiences

Motamed

Yahyavi

Sharifi

et al. 2019

Perspect Psychiatr Care

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Purpose This study aims to explore how psychiatric residents and nurses experience the conditions of psychiatric emergency services. Design and Methods This qualitative study was carried out using content analysis. Data were collected through unstructured interviews conducted during three focus groups. Findings The results of the focus groups were classified into the following five categories of issues influencing the staff's experiences: repetitive problems, long wait times, ambiguity, insecurity, and stability. Practice Implications Improving the staff's communication skills and educating them on how to manage violence, establishing a well‐functional system of triage, and optimizing bed management and discharge planning are among several potential strategies that might be considered to improve the quality of care in psychiatric emergency services.

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“…In their initial study, Almvik et al (2000) reported that the tool had good psychometric properties with an AUC value of 0.82. Since then, the BVC has been evaluated in a number of studies in which the predictive validity of the tool has consistently been strong with an AUC of 0.85 (Yao et al, 2014), 0.92 (Hvidhjelm et al 2014), and 0.94 (Almvik et al 2007). The BVC has been reported to be quick and easy to administer by nurses (Almvik et al, 2007;Clarke et al 2010;Woods et al 2008;Yao et al 2014).…”

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The validity and utility of violence risk assessment tools to predict patient violence in acute care settings: An integrative literature review

Ghosh¹,

Twigg

Kutzer³

et al. 2019

Int J Mental Health Nurs

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To examine risk assessment tools to predict patient violence in acute care settings. An integrative review of the literature. Five electronic databases – CINAHL Plus, MEDLINE, OVID, PsycINFO, and Web of Science were searched between 2000 and 2018. The reference list of articles was also inspected manually. The PICOS framework was used to refine the inclusion and exclusion of the literature, and the PRISMA statement guided the search strategy to systematically present findings. Forty‐one studies were retained for review. Three studies developed or tested tools to measure patient violence in general acute care settings, and two described the primary and secondary development of tools in emergency departments. The remaining studies reported on risk assessment tools that were developed or tested in psychiatric inpatient settings. In total, 16 violence risk assessment tools were identified. Thirteen of them were developed to assess the risk of violence in psychiatric patients. Two of them were found to be accurate and reliable to predict violence in acute psychiatric facilities and have practical utility for general acute care settings. Two assessment tools were developed and administered in general acute care, and one was developed to predict patient violence in emergency departments. There is no single, user‐friendly, standardized evidence‐based tool available for predicting violence in general acute care hospitals. Some were found to be accurate in assessing violence in psychiatric inpatients and have potential for use in general acute care, require further testing to assess their validity and reliability.

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Sensitivity and specificity of the Brøset Violence Checklist as predictor of violence in forensic psychiatry

Abstract: The BVC showed satisfactory specificity and sensitivity as a predictor of the short-term risk of violence against staff and others by patients in a forensic setting.

Cited by 32 publications

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Risk assessment and subsequent nursing interventions in a forensic mental health inpatient setting: Associations and impact on aggressive behaviour

Risk assessment and subsequent nursing interventions in a forensic mental health inpatient setting: Associations and impact on aggressive behaviour

Emergency psychiatric services in Roozbeh Hospital: A qualitative study of the staff's experiences

The validity and utility of violence risk assessment tools to predict patient violence in acute care settings: An integrative literature review

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