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ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2024

Is a No-Restraint Policy Associated with Increased Aggression Towards Healthcare Professionals Among Inpatient Psychiatric Units? A 16-Year Retrospective Observational Study Conducted in Italy.

Marco Colizzi, Carla Comacchio, Marco Garzitto, Giovanni Napoli, Chiara Battiston, Tatiana Tam, Marco Bertoli, Calogero Anzallo, Alvisa Palese, Matteo Balestrieri

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Article in Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Application of Computational Simulation for Occupational Safety Assessment in a Psychiatric Hospital.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Marco ColizziUnit of Psychiatry and Eating Disorders, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6139-1920
Carla ComacchioUnit of Psychiatry and Eating Disorders, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-4317-9607
Marco GarzittoUnit of Psychiatry and Eating Disorders, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7565-420X
Giovanni NapoliNursing and Midwifery Professional Service, Friuli Centrale Health University Authority, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0300-0597
Chiara BattistonUnit of Psychiatry and Eating Disorders, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Tatiana TamGeneral Hospital Psychiatric Unit (GHPU), Department of Addiction and Mental Health, Friuli Centrale Health University Authority, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Marco BertoliDirectorate, Department of Addiction and Mental Health, Friuli Centrale Health University Authority, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Calogero AnzalloGeneral Hospital Psychiatric Unit (GHPU), Department of Addiction and Mental Health, Friuli Centrale Health University Authority, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Alvisa PaleseSchool of Nursing, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3508-844X
Matteo BalestrieriUnit of Psychiatry and Eating Disorders, Department of Medicine (DMED), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate aggression-related work accidents in an inpatient psychiatric unit before and after implementing a no-restraint policy in Italy. Results revealed that, over the study period (2007-2022), 113 accidents occurred, mostly related to physical aggression (81.4%), with healthcare assistants and psychiatric nurses being the most affected and more accidents occurring during the morning shift (49.6%). A transitory peak of accidents occurred during the policy transition (χ

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PMID39728637
PMCPMC11677375

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